est. I was going to take another path

ace and tore at my clothes. "Hang on, girl..

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of the cliff I

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to the edge.

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terrible second

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hit like

and absolute, stealing what little air I had left. I

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scream, but water

ized me and dr

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with legs that barely responded. My jacket was pulling me down,

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