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We are behind you. We are beneath you.
Did you look?
We are rising up over you.
Let it consume your flaws and your fears and your doubts.
It's time to take a leap of faith.
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The night was fading; the tide was beckoning. She trudged onward, feeling 359Please respect copyright.PENANABN5FNQeEuV
heavy in her own skin. Each step sent aches up into her worn body but she359Please respect copyright.PENANAJ4kJdhibCj
pushed on and on.
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could see everything. Behind her: the city sleeping, only a few lights marking 359Please respect copyright.PENANAJX3PVCLnXD
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an aware presence and a crushing solitude.
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and pitched downward.
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filled with water. The salt had her gagging, gulping in more water, and she felt the 359Please respect copyright.PENANAzDks6FJ3GH
coldness of it as it made its way down. Her whole body ached more than she thought 359Please respect copyright.PENANAUL4PR1Tq1G
possible, and all sense of direction was gone. There was no up or down, only blackness.
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into the deep and stopped fighting.359Please respect copyright.PENANApTZMiiMGeY
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