I look into the water and I see
a face; the face of my creation. Pallid
skin made bloated from a long submersion. Wet
and limpid eyes blink back at me from
the deep, deep blue. My creator still lives.
My hands drift slowly downward, drawn to her,
to embrace the terrible creaure gazing up at
me. Her hands reach up to mine, sodden
flesh flaking away
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