HERE COMES GRACIE!   von Kirihime
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                                   Prolog: 
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Gracie McKeane was floating in deep black. She was sinking, but strangely
enough, she was not afraid. „Mum´s calling“ she thought. „She finished
cooking dinner. I have to get downstairs.“
But she didn´t move an inch. „Mum´s calling“ she thought. „But I can´t
go down just yet. I have to stay here just for a bit longer.“
Opening her mouth and breathing out the breath she wasn´t even aware of
holding, she watched as the bubbles floated up above her head. She reached out
her hand to grab one of those silvery stars, she emptied her lungs further and
further, until she felt as though not a single bit of air was left in her. 
And suddenly, her halfways closed eyes shot wide open. With her arms, she
reached out, trying to find something, anything she could hold on to. Her legs
kicked around, unable to find something to stand on. She tried to breath. She
had to breath, but everywhere was water! As it began filling her lungs, she
tried to cough it out, but only ended up swallowing more oft he luke warm
liquid. She panicked, flailing her limbs around her, moving like a fish at land.
But she wasn´t a creature oft he sea brought to the surface, no; She was a
human being that needed air to survive. A being that would simply drown
underwater! 
„Mum!“ she screamed in her head, her mouth forming the words that could no
longer leave her lips. „Mum, please, help me! Air, I need air! I´m drowning!
Anyone! Help!“
But none could hear her soundless plea; none could feel her terror.
Soon enough, her movements came to a stop. She sunk deeper and deeper to meet
her fate, and eventually sank tot he very bottom of her hope.

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