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AIDEN SAVAN
t h e real jo b.
The group of fish consi s te d o f t wo s m al l c o mm o n s , a n i c e
m i d-20 mirror, a much larg e r c o mm o n a n d a g i ga n t i c o ra n g e
a n d white koi carp. The fi s h we re g o i n g a bo u t t h e i r b u s i n es s
b a sking in the upp er laye r s , s o m et i m es n o s i n g t h e b i t s
o f flotsam sitting on the s ur fa ce . I h a d he a rd o f a fe w f i s h
b e ing caught on the surfa ce , b u t t he o p p o r tu n i ti e s we re ve ry
i n f requent . I managed to ge t i n to a p o s i t i o n w i t h o u t d i s tu rb i n g
t h e fish. From the momen t th e c ru s t wa s g e n t ly l owere d i n to
t h e water, the koi looked ve r y ke en i nd e e d. I t wa s a s t h o u gh
s h e had decided that her n am e wa s o n th a t p i e c e o f c ru s t . S h e
a p proach the bait in a po s i t ive ma n n er, ti p pe d u p to s u c k i t
d own and missed by a go o d 3 i n s . T he n s h e t r i ed a ga in a n d
m i ssed, and again and mi s s ed by an eve n g re a te r m a rg i n . At
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