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*Alanna stands on the shoreline, staring at the way the water darkens as it gets deeper and deeper. Head tilted, she focuses on a tiny ripple many yards out and wonders about the shark. She has her bathing suit on under her clothes and spent the morning steeling her nerves for a swimming lesson. However, at this moment, she forgets all about the lecture she gave herself on courage and begins to slowly back away from the lake.*