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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 459Please respect copyright.PENANAr0qPlikK8X
heavy in her own skin. Each step sent aches up into her worn body but she459Please respect copyright.PENANAl0MfjyRFU4
pushed on and on.
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could see everything. Behind her: the city sleeping, only a few lights marking 459Please respect copyright.PENANAdbT0AgReT5
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an aware presence and a crushing solitude.
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and pitched downward.
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coldness of it as it made its way down. Her whole body ached more than she thought 459Please respect copyright.PENANAXiXw06FjDO
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.459Please respect copyright.PENANAAbd1NoTd5v
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