Tao eyes fluttered open once again as he treaded salty ocean water. His arms ached, his legs numb, muscles prickling with uncomfort. The clouds overhead had rolled in without him noticing. The winds howling and now the seas became rough. He had been pulled out far, far from the coast in his leisurely evening swim. Maybe he should have checked the weather but he couldn’t have predicted such a sunny and warm day would change so soon.
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