Based on the events described, the correct order of the story is:
1: c. Ji and Asher go the beach before dawn in parallel plot lines
2: a. Ji decides to walk the beach while the sun rises, and she finds the whale
3: f. Asher comes upon a hulking figure he runs toward because he thinks he knows what it is
4: e. Ji calls the Network for Stranded Marine Mammals while Asher pours water on the whale
5: d. The workers from the Network for Stranded Marine Mammals dig a trench where the whale can float
6: b. The workers from the Network for Stranded Marine Mammals pull the whale to sea with a harness