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RecollectionsofaDolphinLoverAnovelbyMalcolmJ.BrennerCopyright1974,1978,2009byMalcolmJ.BrennerPublishedatSmashwordsbyEyesOpenMedia5895SwayingPalmDrivePuntaGorda,FL33982Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybetransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recordingoranyinformationstorageorretrievalsystemnowknownortobeinvented,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher,exceptbyareviewerwhowishestoquotebriefpassagesinconnectionwithawrittenreviewinconnectioninamagazine,newspaperorbroadcast.SmashwordsEdition,LicenseNotesThisebookislicensedforyourpersonalenjoymentonly.Thisebookmaynotbere-soldorgivenawaytootherpeople.Ifyouwouldliketosharethisbookwithanotherperson,pleasepurchaseanadditionalcopyforeachrecipient.Ifyourereadingthisbookanddidnotpurchaseit,oritwasnotpurchasedforyouruseonly,thenpleasereturntoSandpurchaseyourowncopy.Thankyouforrespectingthehardworkofthisauthor.Disclaimer:

Thisbookisaworkoffiction.Allcharacters,eventsandlocationsdescribedherein,withtheexceptionofpublicfigures,arefictitiousandwhollytheproductoftheauthorsimagination.Anyresemblancetoactualcharacters,livingordead,isunintentional,accidentalandpurelycoincidental.ISBN:

978-0-615-33460-8Thisbookisavailableinprintatmostonlineretailers.EditedanddesignedbyEyesOpenMedia,PuntaGorda,Fhttp:

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DedicationToJohnCunninghamLilly,M.D.,whoinspiredmetowriteit;ToCaySmall,my“shipmate,”whosawmethroughsomeroughweather;AndmostofalltoD.T.T.,whowasthere.TableofContentsPrologue:

TheLeastImpossibleImprobabilitiesCh.1“WelcometoFloridaFunland!

”Ch.2InvisibleFettersCh.3ThreeScenicVistasCh.4FatallyFoggedFilmCh.5OffTheBeachCh.6EchoesCh.7LanguageLessonsCh.8RubysFirstOvertureCh.9“AvoidingBiasedAssumptions”Ch.10WalkingOnAirCh.11TheDolphinOfTheMindsEyeCh.12DreamSeasCh.13WarmerWatersCh.14PandemoniumAtThePorpoisePens!

Ch.15CallOfTheDeepCh.16AStickySituationCh.17TheFuryOfADolphinScornedCh.18MyDinnerWithSalina（AndHank）Ch.19OutsideTheFenceCh.20DeparturesAndOtherDistractionsCh.21TheLastPorpoiseShowCh.22RaptureOfTheDeepCh.23NightmareCh.24AtTheLillysPadCh.25ACornerInTimeCh.26RubysReturnCh.27DeadReckoningCh.28ReconciliationCh.29UndertowCh.30WaveriderEpilogue:

Christmas,1995AcknowledgementsWritingthisnovelwasasolitarypreoccupation,andIamsolelyresponsibleforitscontent.However,afewindividualshaveaddedsomethingalongtheway.JohnC.Ribbler,a.k.a.theScribbler,”gavemeearlymoralsupport,andConnieClesczewskitypedamanuscript.JoanMcIntyrepublishedanexcerptfromanearlydraftofChapter7inherclassicanthologyMindInTheWaters,andMarkBowersetmeupwithPenthouse.SteveRoosarentedmeawriterscottage.BarbaraDarseyputupwithmewhenIwascrazyafterward.SallyLuckewasalwaysencouraging.Dr.A.A.“Mac”MilleratNewCollegetaughtmethreeimportantthingsaboutwriting,butIforgotwhattheywere.PaulSponggavemeaknowingnodandawink.Dr.RandallWellshasalwayslistenedtomyrantingswithtoleranceandwithoutderision.MarylinGautiersuggestedsomeimprovementstothemanuscript.MarilynTarnowskialsohelped.DeinoCrownhasbeenabigfanandsupporter.MybrotherHughsupportedmeforseveralmonths.Manycompassionateprofessionalcounselorshelpedmedealwiththeemotionalaftershocksofthisexperience.ImsuretherewereotherswhoareworthyofmentionherethatIveoverlookedor,sadly,forgotten.Mysincerestapologies.CitationsAnexcerptfromanearlierversionofthisnovelunderadifferenttitlewaspublishedinthe1974ScribnersanthologyMindIntheWaters,JoanMcIntyre,editor.“SayRooo-Beee!

”pg.186.Anotherexcerpt,“MakingWaves.”appearedintheNov.1978issueofPenthouse.Usedwithpermission.Sourcesforquotationsandlyricscitedatthebeginningofeachchapteraregiveninplace.TheyandthefollowingbriefexcerptsfromotherworksareusedunderprovisionsoftheFairUseAct:

SeeRubyFall.JohnnyCash.“Hello,ImJohnnyCash,”1970.UpFromTheSkies.TheJimiHendrixExperience,“Axis:

BoldAsLove,”1969.CrownOfCreation.JeffersonAirplane,“CrownOfCreation,”1968.CallAnyVegetable.FrankZappaandtheMothersofInvention,“AbsolutelyFree,”1968.RubyTuesday.TheRollingStones,“Flowers,”1967.CharitableNote:

Apercentageofthecoverpricefromretailsalesofthisbookisdonatedbytheauthortonon-profitscientific,environmentalandconservationorganizationsthatconducthumaneandethicalresearchondolphins,educatethepublic,worktoprotecttheirenvironmentandlobbyontheirbehalf.M.J.B.AuthorsApologyIamsurealmostanybodycouldwriteabetternovelthanthis.Itschiefdefect,itseemstome,isthatmostofithappenstobetrue.Lookingintohisgreyeyesandfondlingthedensegrowthonhisshoulder,shesaid,“Weareboundtohurtoneanothersomuch,againandagain.Wearesoterriblydifferent.”“Yes,”hesaid.“Butthemoredifferent,themorelovelytheloving.”Sirius:

AFantasyofLoveandDiscord.OlafStapledon,London,England,1944Ruby,abottlenosedolphin（speciesTursiopstruncatus）inasea-levelpen.Prologue:

TheLeastImpossibleImprobabilitiesMynamepleasegetthisright!

isZacharyZimmerman,andbeforeIlevelwithyouaboutRubyandmeandallthestrange,sadandbeautifulthingsthathappenedtous,letsgetoneotherdetailstraight:

Ineverintendedtofallinlovewithadolphin!

Imean,Ididntexactlywakeuponemorningthinking“Gee,IguessIllgetromanticallyinvolvedwitha400-pound,leglessmarinemammaltoday!

”Nobodydoes,anymorethanyouraverageJoesuddenlygets“lightintheloafers”oradevotedhousewifeditchesherhubbyandtykesforaHarleyanddykes.Itjustdoesnthappenlikethat,andanyonewhosaysotherwiseiseithermessingwithyourheadorreachingforyourwallet,probablyboth.Imaintain,ifyoulookedlongenoughatthosepeople（oratyourself,ifthishashappenedtoyou）,youwouldalwaysfindtheunexpected,andusuallyunwelcome,“revelation”foreshadowedbysomeobscureeventintheirpast.Orinmycase,several.Withthatinmind,youshouldknowthatthestartlingrevelationsrecountedherewerejusttheleastunlikelyamongasuspiciouslylargenumberofimprobableoccurrencesduringmysophomorecollegeyear,whenIwasstillyoung,stonedandimmortal.Indeed,somanystrangeeventsoccurredinmyproximityinsoshortatimeitwouldbefollytoattributeallofthemtochance,oreventomyfrequentingestionofmind-alteringsubstances.AndwhileIhave,alas,grownolder,andImnolongerasimmortalasIusedtobe,nomatterwhatIeat,drinkorsmoke,nothinglikethishappenstomeanymore,goddamnit!

SoImcertainthatapercentageoftheseevents,nomatterhowunbelievabletheynowsound,hadtobegenuine,authenticconsensus-realityweirdness!

Andofthatauthenticweirdness,theeventssurroundingRubywere,byvirtueoftheirconsistency,frequencyandquality,theleastimpossibleofmultipleimprobabilities!

Someoftheseoccurrences,whileintrinsicallyinteresting,wereeasilydiscardedasirrelevant.Others,likeaconversationwithSalinafollowingournocturnalskinny-dipinafamousdolphinspen,couldhavebeenincludedtobuttressmyconclusions.IchoseotherwisetomaintainfocusonthedevelopmentofmyrelationshipwithRuby,whichwasextraordinaryenoughwithoutembellishment!

Whathappened,overtheninemonthswekneweachotherintheflesh,waslesslikeanidentitycrisisandmorelikeadreamwhereinIfledatidalwaveinslowmotion.Thewavelookedawesome,evenbeautiful,allglassygreenandtranslucent,butitwasinescapable,andIknewitwasgoingtowashawayeverythingandtakemewithit.Andsurfingthecrestofthatcrashingdream-wavewasthisdolphin,theoneImcallingRubyinthisstory.Shewaslaughingatmyslow,bipedalflight,butshewasalsosaying,“Comejoinme!

Wecanridethisouttogether.”Tosuddenlyrealize,withoutwarningorguidance,thatIwasnotwhatsocietypreparedmetobe,notwhatmyparentsexpectedmetobe,notevenwhoIthoughtIwasorwantedtobe,wasdevastatinganddestabilizing.Bylearningtoacceptmeasahumanbeing,Rubyhelpedmetoacceptmyself,andthatwastremendouslyliberatingsomuchsoIoverlookeditsdangers.Butthen,sodidshe,andIbelievesheunderstoodthembetter.Afterall,Iwasacallowcollegestudent,stillpracticallyavirgin;shewasatougholdphinwhodbeenrolledintheeelgrassmanytimesbeforeBeaumadeashowgirloutofher,andshehadtherake-markstoproveit.Givenherpreviousexperience,sheshouldhaveknownbetterthantoflipflukesoversnoutforoneofhercaptorsspecies!

Inadditiontobeinglethal,fickleandcluelessunderwater,wearesuchvery,veryconceitedcreaturesSorry,Idigress.Toreturntomyoriginalpoint,letmerepeatitjustonemoretime,alittlestronger,foremphasis:

INEVERINTENDEDTOFALLINLOVEWITHTHAT&%$#SHE-DOLPHIN!

There.Gotthatstraight?

Good!

Becausenothingelseinthisstorywillbeincludingme.Thisisntagreatpicture,butitdoescapturethedolphinshowsmainfeatures:

thebigpool,thejumpingtower,thehoops,thechickee,theriverboat,Star（jumping）andHank.Chapter1:

“WelcometoFloridaFunland!

”IfirsttookgenuineinterestindolphinsoffthecoastofNewGuinea,wherelyingonthedeckofasmallboatIcouldputmyeyesomefewinchesfromtheirsastheyswamalongsideincrystallinewater.Theintelligenceinthoseeyeswasashocktome.Iwantedtotalktothoseanimals,andIwillsweartothisdaytheywerethinkingthesamething.R.F.Peterson,“TharWhatBlows?

”Yachting,1967Atfirstsight,thebottlenosedolphinthatwouldtakemeasitsloverwasonlyasilvery-grayshimmerrisingthroughwaterthecolorofapplecider.Itsdorsal