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Out to Sea

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May - June 2024

THE CHALLENGE: Write a drabble-a short story of exactly 100 words-based on the photo prompt below.

Out to Sea

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By Meriah Osterhout of Pepperell, Mass.

A rancid smell seeps into the Aegean Sea. Keadia, a sea nymph, is miles away but senses the passing ship's leak will burst open.

Another chemical spill.

Thousands of gallons.

She calls for aid. Not a scream, but a frequency summoned from within. To human ears, it's a dull ringing. The call also warns those nearby.

A pod of whales, a school of cuttlefish, a seven-thousand-year-old coral reef...

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