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Fish Out Of Water

By Eric Adelson

Monday, December 8, 2008

On the good days, swimming felt like flying. On the good days, he felt the water part with every slice of his outstretched hand, skim over his broad shoulders, swoosh along his flat stomach and disappear beyond his kicking feet. On the good days, he felt no wake, no ripple, no cry from his arms or quit in his legs. The water seemed to miss him completely, then gather behind him and push his opponents until the boy with the long back swam all alone. On the good days, he could swim for miles witho ...

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