Ariel is a deep-water child, and it used to be that she couldn't even see up this high - too bright, the water too clear, the air stinging her eyes with its breathtaking lightness. But she likes it too much, coming up to watch the boats. She does it whenever she sees a shadow. And look, there's a cute human hanging over the side of this one, like a reward. She wonders if she could leap high enough to drag him into the water. No - they can't breathe it, that's right. That's why they need to go across on those enormous rotting hulks.
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Ariel is a deep-water child, and it used to be that she couldn't even see up this high - too bright, the water too clear, the air stinging her eyes with its breathtaking lightness. But she likes it too much, coming up to watch the boats. She does it whenever she sees a shadow. And look, there's a cute human hanging over the side of this one, like a reward. She wonders if she could leap high enough to drag him into the water. No - they can't breathe it, that's right. That's why they need to go across on those enormous rotting hulks.