Everyone uses the expression, but nobody remembers where it
came from. It passes between generations with nary a thought to its origin.
Nobody remembers those initial trading ships, returning to
port only to find no port left to return to. Where once had been a mighty
island city-state was nothing but endless ocean.
Nobody remembers their sorrow upon realizing their home was,
somehow, gone from this earth, miles beneath the sea, or remembers their resolve
not to let this break them as they set out to build new lives.
Nobody remembers, or everyone does.
After all, everyone uses their expression.
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