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Submitted to Contest #289
The small aquamarine bottle was half buried in the sand. Ahmed, cooped up inside, could hear the sound of the waves as they crashed on the shore. The worst of the storm was over, but now and then there were a few lightning strikes and rolls of thunder. Ahmed felt a trickle of water and peering upward, he noticed that the stopper was loose. He blew as hard as he could and the stopper popped out. With a long swish he exited the bottle, stood up and surveyed the surroundings. It felt odd to be walking on the sand, after floating in the sea for ...
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