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The Tide Folk

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In summer, when the ocean ebbs at dusk, when the sand turns to glass and it becomes impossible to discern the difference between reflection and sky, the Tide Folk emerge from their pools. You might think, if you clamber on the cliffs searching for those tiny ecosystems the sea leaves behind twice a day, that you can see all there is to see—that you could, if you tried, touch the bottom of the pockets of water with your fingertip.

Contemporary FantasyFreedomRestrained Prose

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WhimsicalSecond PersonMagical RealismLyricalLyrical ProseMelancholicMemoryContemporaryContemplativeBelongingFantasyLiteraryIdentity

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