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THE TITLE

Years before Riptide, David was caught in one.

The current dragged him from shore.

He fought it for what felt like hours.

His strength ebbed. Panic took hold.

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ONE ABSURD THOUGHT SURFACED

I cannot go like this.

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THE REMEMBERED LESSON

He remembered a lesson from his teenage years: the water is your friend.

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He calmed his nerves, felt the water’s rhythm and saved his remaining strength.

He found his opening and broke free.

Sharp rocks and boulders beneath the surface cut his body as he reached shore.

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Years later, an entire universe came to him in a dream.