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The world existed only in shades of indigo

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and pearl.

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Maya woke to the gentle, rhythmic sway of

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the water beneath the floorboards,

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a soothing lullaby that had put her to

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sleep the night before.

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Slipping out of bed, she padded barefoot across

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the polished teak floor

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and slid open the balcony doors.

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A breathtaking expanse of the tropical lagoon stretched

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out before her,

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dyed in the soft, bruised pastels of early

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dawn.

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A faint morning mist drifted like a ghost

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over the calm water,

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blurring the horizon where the sky and sea

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met in an embrace of turquoise and silver.

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Above her, the intricately woven thatch of the

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roof rustled softly in the waking breeze,

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smelling faintly of dried palm and salt.

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She leaned against the wooden railing of the

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overwater bungalow,

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the cool morning air raising goosebumps on her

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arms.

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Down below, in the crystalline depths, the shadow

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of a reef shark darted lazily across the

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white sand,

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unbothered by the quiet awakening of the world.

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There were no alarms here, no schedules to

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chase, only the tide, the rising sun,

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and the absolute, pristine piece of a paradise

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untamed.

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Maya took a deep breath, letting the stillness

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settle deep into her bones,

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and smiled as the first golden ray of

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light pierced the mist.