The strange fish, as long as an adult's arm, was instantly devoured, leaving only clean fish bones on the plate. A few older children began fighting over the ugly fish head.
"You feel this place is dirty because you haven't yet grown accustomed to the dark, nor grown eyes that belong to the darkness." The cook's filthy left hand held a small iron piece, on which two fish eyes were placed. He carefully pinched a fish eye with his right hand and slowly placed it into his mouth, displaying a look of enjoyment on his face.
Pulling the rope, the driver couldn't hold back and retched by the dark river.
