The Naturalist And The Anemone (I)

Since he had first encountered the great orange species of anemone in the distant reaches of a hidden sea, the naturalist had dreamt of them constantly.
He toured his mother country searching for support for another excursion and convinced many men – including himself – of the miraculous healing power of the anemone’s stinging chemicals. Scientific curiosity, however, was only a small factor in his desire to return. His memory of the first moment of discovery, of swimming solitarily up to the great, supple anemones, grew into longing nostalgia in his heart.
In nine months, his ship sailed for that hidden sea.