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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 370Please respect copyright.PENANAngFO9vjaNk
heavy in her own skin. Each step sent aches up into her worn body but she370Please respect copyright.PENANAR4GyPqDq9I
pushed on and on.
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could see everything. Behind her: the city sleeping, only a few lights marking 370Please respect copyright.PENANAglR5Nq91Fa
its existence in the darkness. Ahead: the water alive, churning, full of both 370Please respect copyright.PENANAUbF1gWw7qB
an aware presence and a crushing solitude.
Craning her head to get a better view, she leaned forward -
and pitched downward.
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was a quiet acceptance. The air was stolen from her lungs, and upon impact, they were370Please respect copyright.PENANAbLzXKe0WJ2
filled with water. The salt had her gagging, gulping in more water, and she felt the 370Please respect copyright.PENANAv6mGmc8zPd
coldness of it as it made its way down. Her whole body ached more than she thought 370Please respect copyright.PENANAxoTgpFNaqZ
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.370Please respect copyright.PENANA7rm4OzjOWe
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