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ur meeting was set a day earlier. The idea worked One dive followed the other up to when my turn
like a fresh breeze in the hot August afternoon. came up again. I relaxed, took my last good breathes,
Tomorrow morning, at the usual spot, across from even stole a couple of small ones and bending my
Patroklos Island, we were to meet for one more back, let the rhythms of the blue goddess take
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relaxing dive. over me. My movements steadily got fewer up to
Indeed, waking up the next morning was easy (unlike when they stopped completely. At about that point,
all other mornings). A little time later, I was beneath being completely motionless in the negative zone,
George’s house and together we continued to our they appeared! Initially as small figures in the blue
meeting place. Arriving a bit early, we had the time landscape that steadily took the form and shape of
to talk with the other guys and of course making fun amberjacks. They were about 15 fish and their size
of anyone who had gained a few kilos or was looking constantly got bigger as they approached me. Not
somewhat funny was a regular activity. All jokes (at wanting to scare them, I decided to stop my descent
least most of them), stopped as soon as we began and stabilize myself in one depth by bringing my
getting ready. After a few minutes the ropes were leg around the rope. In that manner, head down, I
set and one by one all divers started to warm up. let myself wonder at this magical image of the fish.
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