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As I round the final bend of the valley, the sound of muted waves burst into a wide spectrum of ebbs and breaks. The soundscape is born of calm, steady waves that meet the horizon.
On either side of me, the shoreline stretches far beyond my vision - never wavering.
The end of the world.
A refreshing salty breeze brushes against my skin and coaxes a deep breath from me. I approach the water, and the gritty soil gradually becomes wet and firm.
Sand.
The waves send delicate foam to cling to my ankles as I reach the ocean, the water wrapping around me like long-lost memories finding their home.
I stand there, the waves lapping against my shins, and close my eyes.
Blurry scenes of laughter, sunburns, and sand sculptures flash through my mind, fleeting before I can identify who they belong to or where they’re from.
Countless ancient memories of my people dance upon the beach, animating a once-lively intersection of land and sea.
And now it’s just me.
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