I felt like I'd been swimming so hard, and the water growing warmer an…

Sarah Dessen
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I felt like I'd been swimming so hard, and the water growing warmer and warmer the closer I got to the top. I wasn't there yet, but now I could see the surface, rippling just beyond my fingers. ✨ Sarah Dessen (2004). Dreamland, p.245, Penguin
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I felt like I'd been swimming so hard, and the water growing warmer and warmer the closer I got to the top. I wasn't there yet, but now I could see the surface, rippling just beyond my fingers. ✨ Sarah Dessen (2004). Dreamland, p.245, Penguin

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