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Submitted to Contest #337
She could never belong to him, his human above the surface of the sea. The thought was sharp and bittersweet like the sting of a ray’s barb to his tan chest. Soft undulations of currents teased the gold expanse of his scales as his fin fanned out, riding the tide’s pull. His head broke the surface, cool crisp air foreign to his skin. It was safe. Night enveloped the island and its nearly empty shore with fathoms of darkness. There she was, her very presence summoning him as she simply walked along the beach. She did this every night, a...
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