Like Moana, the line where the sky meets the sea calls Lorien and Katharine, but they find the voice terrifying.

Sources:

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decompression_sickness

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuba_diving

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_diving

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Boyton

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Spence_(frogman)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wreck_diving#:~:text=Wreck%20diving%20is%20recreational%20diving,a%20part%20of%20the%20dive.

- https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/03/03/dredging-up-the-ghostly-secrets-of-slave-ships

- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/divers-recover-ancient-shipwreck-that-sank-2600-years-ago-off-the-coast-of-spain-180985778/

- https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8j7g3e9yvlo

- https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/shark-attack-verde-island-philippines-b2706861.html

- https://www.scuba.com/blog/the-history-of-scuba-diving/?srsltid=AfmBOopWvEFy5UhGKt1emocewMbB7yqU-Ieu9ZSrQ6TvSF2OvHf4CJ-K

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_hazards#The_diving_environment

Lorien tells Katharine about rattlesnakes. Katharine assumes New Mexico is carpeted in them.

Sources:

• https://www.reddit.com/r/trailrunning/comments/v1j7k6/what_to_wear_to_protect_against_rattlesnakes/?rdt=34400
• https://www.britannica.com/animal/rattlesnake
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/stereoscopic-vision#:~:text=Stereoscopic vision refers to the,3D) images and thus depth.
• https://www.denverhealth.org/blog/2017/01/rattlesnake-bite-prevention
• https://wildlife.utah.gov/news/utah-wildlife-news/1621-tips-to-help-you-stay-safe-and-avoid-conflict-with-rattlesnakes.html
• https://www.bannerhealth.com/healthcareblog/teach-me/invisible-rattlesnakes
• https://calpoison.org/about-rattlesnakes
• https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/snake-bites#:~:text=All snakebites should be considered,past venomous snakebites and therapy
• https://open.spotify.com/episode/2xjRKUta2YM63r14TfX5zT?si=4775791cfd664304
• https://open.spotify.com/episode/5FLM2gLO5YtgOEPwTBE5me?si=tL68CE-qQmKGg9gmfNNNwA
• https://www.healthline.com/health/rattlesnake-bite#timeline
• https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/life/2024/03/23/rattlesnake-bites-tips-symptoms-prevention/72900851007/#
• https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/life/2024/03/23/rattlesnake-bites-tips-symptoms-prevention/72900851007/#
• https://peecnature.org/rattlesnake-safety/#:~:text=Be aware of your surroundings,pants is a good idea.
• https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Reptiles/Rattlesnakes#:~:text=Rattlesnakes are found in almost every part,deserts, and they are also capable swimmers.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_handling_in_Christianity
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Went_Hensley#Death
• https://www.messynessychic.com/2017/11/22/americas-last-snake-handling-cults/

Katharine takes Lorien on a 100 year historical tour of US mass deportations.

Sources:

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UEhMDAlX1Y

- https://www.history.com/articles/great-depression-repatriation-drives-mexico-deportation

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1924

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Repatriation

- https://www.history.com/articles/operation-wetback-eisenhower-1954-deportation

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Wetback

- https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/exiled-obama-administrations-horrifying

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks

- https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2014/10/02/u-s-deportations-of-immigrants-reach-record-high-in-2013/

- https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/obama-record-deportations-deporter-chief-or-not

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_administration_family_separation_policy

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_presidency_of_Donald_Trump#Immigration

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportation_in_the_second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump

- https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-administration-says-it-will-pay-immigrants-in-the-u-s-illegally-1000-to-self-deport

- https://www.migrationpolicy.org/content/explainer-immigrants-and-us-economy#:~:text=Overall%20Economic%20Growth%20and%20Impacts&text=The%20foreign%20born%20also%20start,companies%20were%20founded%20by%20immigrants.