Who stirs the sea

It was a time of DEATH and dying.

But the people were not afraid to die, they did not live in fear like children scared of the dark.

What did matter to them, to all of them, was HOW they died.

And where there were any doubts about a death, might there not have been a VERIFIER - not exactly a 'detective', but the closest thing they had...

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WHO STIRS THE SEA: At sea, three boats are lost, in fair weather. Nine lives in total. The villagers of HOLT struggle to deal with the consequences.

Are they ...