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Submitted to Contest #98
This river flows from the mountains. The river that she peered at, from around her mother’s silk skirt, mesmerized, staring at the water that ran, washed over the earth’s curves and edges. She was told to stay away, not even get close, as the muddy banks, even, wanted to hold the river so close that it folded right into its grasp. She would venture on some days, away from the eyes of her parents, watch from afar. The sound soothed her, the sight relaxed her, and on several days she would find herself waking up in her bed after having fallen ...
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