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[There's silence for a long moment before the journal picks up a sudden loud splash, followed by silence again... which is then broken by the sounds of what seem to be someone surfacing from the water and splashing around.]

Shit--

[More splashing as whoever the voice is tries to swim to shore, coughing as he does so.]Alice? Alice, where are you

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[Alice's heart stopped when she heard Alan's voice calling her name from the journal on her coffee table. It seemed unreal, and improbable; what were the chances? With shaking hands, she picked up the journal and read the short paragraph, and knew it was him.

She felt like crying.] A-Alan? Alan!

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[... that voice. Alice's voice. It wasn't some cut-and-pasted version of a recording, that much he could tell, but... was it coming from the book? Another hallucination of sorts?

Even if it was, he really didn't give a damn if there was even the slightest chance of it being her.]

Alice! Oh thank god... honey, where are you?

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I'm... Oh God, Alan. [Alice wasn't sure whether she wanted to laugh or cry, and it took her a moment of clenched teeth to get a hold of herself. She sucked in a deep breath before letting it hiss out, trying to figure out where to begin, how to begin; this wasn't exactly the easiest thing to explain. Her voice shakes as she speaks.] First of all, Alan, sweetie, we're not in Bright Falls anymore, not even on our planet. It's... It's really insane, and--Oh God. [there's a choked sob. she'd been so afraid she'd lost him forever, and...] I never thought I'd see you again.

[Give her a moment to catch herself.]

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[That sob is all it takes to send his protective instincts into full gear, and for a moment anger rises in him and he nearly flings the journal at a nearby tree, irrationally angry at it for keeping him away from Alice, keeping him from being able to hold her in his arms and tell her that it was all over now. Calm down, Alan, this is not the time to lose your temper. But then he finds himself laughing a little out of sheer relief and exhilaration. It worked, Alice was here, she was all right, and that's all that matters.]

Insane doesn't even begin to cover it, honey. You could tell me that we're on Mars and I think I'd believe it right now. But it's okay, everything is going to be all right. I promise.

[Damn this stupid book for separating them like this.]

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[ Whoa whoa whoa, wait a second here! Can it be...? It..it really is. ] Al?! No way! Where the hell have you been!

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[Another familiar voice from the book? Either he really is going crazy, or this is the best news he's had in quite a while.]

Barry! Forget where I've been, what are you doing here?

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I don't know man! I just wound up here like you. But hey check this out...we have wings. It's like we're walking billboards for Red Bull or something! [ He should not be as excited as he is but well...it's Barry. ]

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[He's Barry all right, and that excitement is enough to rub off onto Alan a little despite the situation. Just a little.]

Are you sure you haven't been drinking too much Red Bull again?