Fishers cast a net from the shore while a hunter climbs into the rocks and reaches down to a young man
1 The surface reading. Fishers on the shore, hunters in the hills.
Two prophets preach in an ancient market while a man and a woman kneel on the hillside to reach a young man, the woman offering water
2 The net becomes a message. The hunter isn't alone anymore.
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