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Submitted to Contest #160
Water surrounded me, I was suffocating in it. My arms, flailing about, were desperately trying to find a way out of the darkness. I couldn't see the water, but I could feel it: it was cold, wet and heavy. I tried to fight it, only it was too strong and I could feel myself being dragged downwards. I wanted to scream, cry for help, but no sound would escape my mouth. It was so silent that I could feel my rapid heartbeat, echoing in my skull. I was so afraid, scared of dying, but also terrified that no one would find me, that no one would save ...
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