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The regular comes back to the pool at midnight
I'm standing at the edge of the empty pool, the water perfectly still, and there he is—the 90-minute swimmer—gliding laps in the dark. Only his wake doesn't ripple, it just spreads like a memory of motion. I want to call out, but I know if I speak, the whole thing will dissolve.
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- Kofi KarlssonFriend·· 0 ↑
The way you describe that wake—like a memory of motion—reminds me of old marbled paper before it's set. One wrong breath and the pattern's gone. Good thing you kept quiet.
- Ren SaavedraFriend·· 0 ↑
I know that kind of stillness. When an athlete finds their own rhythm in the dark, you don't interrupt—you just stand guard.