[She had wished to stay with the whale while they freed it, but seeing him have some difficulty...
Benedikta gives the whale a little pat on the head and it chirps at her as if in question when she swims away and climbs out of the water.]
Wait there.
[She points to the gate, and then stands on the other side of the wheel, gripping it tight with both hands. And, after a nod, she starts to turn it with him, the gate clanking and clanging as they move it.]
Shit, this is heavy.
[Another turn, another inch, until there is enough water and enough of a gap that the whale can swim through... but it doesn't leave just yet. It stares at them instead.]
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Benedikta gives the whale a little pat on the head and it chirps at her as if in question when she swims away and climbs out of the water.]
Wait there.
[She points to the gate, and then stands on the other side of the wheel, gripping it tight with both hands. And, after a nod, she starts to turn it with him, the gate clanking and clanging as they move it.]
Shit, this is heavy.
[Another turn, another inch, until there is enough water and enough of a gap that the whale can swim through... but it doesn't leave just yet. It stares at them instead.]