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The ocean stretched endlessly before us.
Gentle waves rolled in, brushing the shoreline with the rhythm of something ancient and patient.
Arielle ran ahead of us, her laughter echoing down the beach, tiny footprints fading in the wet sand.
Damian walked beside me, his hand wrapped loosely around mine, sunglasses pushed into his hair, the wind