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DRAFT PLEASE DO NOT READ OR COMMENT YET
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I can see it now.
The ocean looked different. The waves rolled the same, the sky was as dense, and the foam swirled like scum. Yet, the air tasted fade - as if its salt had evaporated. Colin threw a stick of wood to Henry and dove his sharp eyes into the tide. March winds in California had always soaked his bones and, on that morning, they also smelt of defeat. Colin’s thick hands brushed the pan in the cabin’s sink while the pines outside swayed in the rain. He sat down with his fried eggs and pushed Patrick's letter away. He still hadn’t read it. And di...
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