At first, the reports were isolated incidents. Orcas attacked yachts, and otters harassed surfers, but we did not see the pattern yet.
Experts talked about shifting habitats and the effects of climate change. There was a grim determination that things would worsen further, but we didn’t understand.
The events were not merely the cause and effect of humanity’s hubris. They were not a part of a reversible mechanical process. Humanity had awakened the Oceans themselves, and they were angry.
We didn’t realize how much more Ocean there was than land until it was too late. The wave was already coming.

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