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Out to Sea

THE CHALLENGE: Write a drabble—a short story of exactly 100 words—based on the photo prompt below.

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By Meriah Osterhout of Pepperell, Mass.

A rancid smell seeps into the Aegean Sea. Keadia, a sea nymph, is miles away but senses the passing ship’s leak will burst open.

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