sso Sea. Here they lay their eggs, and then the baby eels swim back to the native rivers of their parents.РРРРР13 Back at last in the apartment, he unwraps the eel, opens his pocket knife and slices carefully.РРРР14 "I won't eat it," I saysuspiciously.РРРР15 "Try one bite, just for me."РРРР16 "I won't like it."РРРР17 While he hangs up our coats, I test one pinch. Smelly, smoky, and salty.РРРР18 He goes into the kitchen to heat milk for me and tea for himself.?I test another pinch.?ThenРРanother.?He returns with the steaming cups.РРРР19 The eel has vanished.РРРР20 Because it is Sunday and I am five, he forgives me. Time slows down and the love flows in — father to daughter and back again.РРР21 At 19, I fly out to Japan. My father and I climb Mount Fuji.?High above the Pacific,?andРРР10