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Gary sighed and put his hand on his son’s shoulder “I’ht, sport?”
“I’m fine You have a hard job, Mom”
“Some days harder than others,” Vivian said
“At least we can give his family some closure,” Gary said “We’ll take him back to Cairns with us so his body can be returned home”
“I’ll go radio the Maritime Border Command,” Vivian said “Better to let theet a sheet to wrap him with” She went below
“Let’s see if we can find out who he is,” Gary said
He went through the man’s pockets He didn’t find any ID Just a pack of Chinese cigarettes and a lasses of beer It read “The Lazy Goanna, Nhulunbuy”
“I wonder what he w
as saying,” Gary said
“Maybe I can find out,” Ca on his phone
“How?”
“Jeez, Dad You can do anything on the internet now” Their satellite connection and Wi-Fi system meant that even out in the middle of the ocean they could stream movies and browse the web
Gary could hear the man’s last words on the phone
“What are you doing?”
“Playing the recording for a translation app,” Cameron said After a few moments he frowned at the phone