"It reminds me of my arrival," he managed, slowly climbing to his feet. He did feel oddly whole while he should have felt battered, bruised - if not with cracked ribs or worse from that fall. It wouldn't have been the first time. Likely wouldn't be the last. "I arrived in the fountain, as most do, but I cannot swim. I was about to drown before I reached the surface. Then, suddenly, I could breathe water."
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"It reminds me of my arrival," he managed, slowly climbing to his feet. He did feel oddly whole while he should have felt battered, bruised - if not with cracked ribs or worse from that fall. It wouldn't have been the first time. Likely wouldn't be the last. "I arrived in the fountain, as most do, but I cannot swim. I was about to drown before I reached the surface. Then, suddenly, I could breathe water."