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"Hey, Albert, what do you think?"
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Albert frowned at Kate's sudden words.
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"What are you talking about?"
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"Is this Leah kid even a possibility?"
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Kate chokes up a little as she speaks, trying not to reveal that Alicia is a woman in Neil's presence.
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"I don't know yet."
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Albert replies brusquely. Mark says nothing, listening to their conversation.
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"I think he's going to be a good one," he says.
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Kate muttered happily.
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Unaware of such talk on the ground, I just continue to dive in the pond.
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Oh, my God, it stinks!
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It's not real muddy water. I was a fool to expect that the lake was actually colorless and clear while it only looked dirty on the outside.
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We struggled through the thin, grayish water. Without opening my mouth, I exhale little by little through my nose.
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Captain Marius comes up behind me, moving his heavy body frantically. Victor and Ceres are next to him. Jude is a little behind, looking as if he is in pain.
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He is about to gasp for air. ....... I hope he's okay.
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I don't have time to worry about others, but I turn around to look at him.
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Victor sees me and gives me a small wave of his hand, a signal to look forward. He is telling me not to think about the other soldiers. Think only of our destination at the end of the lake.
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The words that Victor said earlier are running through my head.
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Jurd will absorb the poison. I don't know if it will kill him, but from the looks of him, it will be impossible for him to get up there now.
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The thought sent chills down my spine.
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We have to go on this mission with death at our backs, don't we? There is something deep in this lake that Victor wants to get, even at the cost of his friends: ....... I'll do whatever it takes to survive.
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I brace myself once more and continue to dive deeper into the lake.
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I'm almost out of breath. Just a little more patience. Hang in there, baby.
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I move my arms and legs, resisting the urge to thrash around.
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I swim through this dead water, where not even a single fish swims. Suddenly, I find a hole in the rock.
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It is about the size of an adult.
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She glances at Victor. He points a finger at the hole and says, "Get in there.
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Gripping the rock firmly, you fight against the water pressure and put your body into the hole. As soon as the upper half of my body is in the hole, I am pushed by a tremendous current of water. It was too fast for me to understand what was happening.
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What? What is happening?
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I feel like I'm on an amusement park attraction. But you're not allowed to breathe.
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I clamp my mouth shut and pinch my nose with my fingers.
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If I don't make it home, I'll drown for sure.
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............ Oh, there's magic. Yes, I can do magic. No, it's better not to use it since it's not in the current setup.
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Besides, I think the magic that turns water into air is called water magic. It's not so easy to use specific magic.
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"Oh my god!
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As I was thinking this, I was thrown out onto a large flat rocky beach with a stream of water.
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At the same time, I take a deep breath. I can breathe. I take in oxygen all at once.
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I gasp and short of breath, but I manage to make it this far without ingesting any poison into my body. After me, Victor, Captain Marius, and Ceres are thrown out onto the rocks.
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