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The Pearl Alternate Ending

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One of the most astonishing things happened in The Pearl after Kino found the miraculously big pearl. Even after Juana convinced Kino to throw away the “evil” pearl she tried to take it away from his possession. “Kino opened his eyes, for he sensed movement near him, but he did not move,” page 58. There is always that feeling where even though you can sense the danger, you cannot move, a sense of awestruck . I can feel Kino’s muscles tense up as he senses a presence near him. I can see a strong man, a brave man yet so restrained. Further on, Kino finally took notice of what was going on. “...his brain was red with anger...she heard him running and she broke into a run,” page 58. Here, I can feel Kino burning up. I can imagine Kino thinking

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