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Pesca raced through the ocean with the other alewives in her school as winter winds whipped the water into steep waves and sleet fell They were hunting tiny animals that drifted in clusters sometimes near the surface of the water and sometimes deeper where the light was dim The alewives swam fast and close together Often they looked like one big fish flashing silvery scales but they were many fish with gray-green backs silver bellies and sharp tails Behind the curve of their gill covers on each side they were marked with a small dark spot