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       Dreams
       By: Nyah691 Date: July 30, 2015, 7:26 am
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       [center](23:39:28 )
       || Nyah Coultrain ||
       - MeRcHaNt -
       |- WhiteWater-|
       [ Olni River - West ]
       -- On the Olni traveling, fishing or walking along the river
       where it meets the Vosk --
       says to ALL: The wind gusted through the leaves of the trees and
       stirred her golden hair as she ambled gingerly up up, up the
       aged stone , The Place she called The Look out, the rocks were
       worn and cracked. From her vantage
       point upon the fair hill, She could see the Olni meet The Vosk
       far below and within the midst of White Water its waters
       shining in the sunlight and the endless mighty roar of the Falls
       was a pleasant sound to her ears.
       a tall and leggy woman clad in clinging dark-brown leather a
       tunic with a leather vest, came to the summit . It was a broad,
       flat-topped place, paved with great flag stones, and was
       surrounded with a gradually declining battlement in the midst of
       which upon a quad of four pillars, was a lofty seat, reached by
       a stair of many steps.
       (23:45:06 )
       || Nyah Coultrain ||
       - MeRcHaNt -
       |- WhiteWater-|
       [ Olni River - West ]
       -- On the Olni traveling, fishing or walking along the river
       where it meets the Vosk --
       says to ALL: She stood and Looked Over Life and what it had
       offered her in Past times a smile etched her Lips slowly as her
       hand Moved to Hold back the Strands That danced in that very
       wind....that Made her body sway...with each gust....
       She had spent The Morning Making her way to this point so she
       could study the waters and pick the Place to cross... she
       enjoyed the Distance from the Cities....the solitude and the
       Lift that gave to her soul...fingers brushed through her hair..
       tugging it back and Then to one side so she could control and
       stop it from Blocking her view
       ... Love Feast in White Water - August 8th - 15th ...
       (23:47:51 ) .|. His Sexy Biscuit .|.
       Tiberius' Appie
       -Restricted-
       | White Water |
       [ Vosk Docks - South ]
       -- On the docks of White Water working, unloading or loading a
       cargo vessel. People arriving and departing White Water --
       says to ALL: -I continued to practice, each knot becoming
       smoother and easier. I remembered that the First Mate said it
       was mastered when I could do it with my eyes closed, and it
       would be as smooth as with them open. I focused on the rope, and
       tried to make it perfectly smooth. I was focused on how the rope
       felt in my fingers, trying to make sure that I could remember
       how it felt, so that without sight, I'd be able to tie it. My
       fingers follow over the rope, memorizing the knot, and then
       undoing it with my eyes closed. I hummed to myself, as I was
       able to get it mostly undone. I decided to try again, this time
       with my eyes closed. The motions working pretty well until I
       tied my own finger into the knot, and yelped before opening
       them, and undoing the knot. I sucked on my finger and muttered,
       wondering how I messed that one up-
       (23:51:35 )
       || Nyah Coultrain ||
       - MeRcHaNt -
       |- WhiteWater-|
       [ Olni River - West ]
       -- On the Olni traveling, fishing or walking along the river
       where it meets the Vosk --
       says to ALL: as Quickly as she had made way to the cliffs she
       made her way down... thoughts on so many Things.....
       Finally I was standing on the eastern bank of the rushing river,
       where the water churned and boiled, falling over a series of
       small cataracts. Just upstream, the water poured over ledges on
       both
       river left and river right, forming a wide hole across the
       entire middle channel, where the water was driven down and then
       curled up upon itself. Right below the ledges, a pillow rock –
       the circular movement of water causing the small whirlpool of
       water It would have been barely visible from the upstream side -
       sat directly in the center of the clearest downstream V. There
       were two small eddies on either side of the river, below the
       ledges; and two more
       below the next drop - the water dropped a good five or six feet
       over an
       underwater ledge on river right, and protruding rocks guarded
       river left - the
       rushing water flowed in a torrent down the center. Even in the
       eddies, the
       water was deep; I could see a high, sheer rock face that rose on
       the opposite side of the river by the eddy just below the drop.
       Below the
       second set of ledges, the water split, divided into a couple of
       primary
       channels by rocks in the center. To river right, the water
       plunged through a
       narrow ledge that was barely four feet wide, into a deep and
       undoubtedly deadly
       hole.
       (00:01:24 )
       || Nyah Coultrain ||
       - MeRcHaNt -
       |- WhiteWater-|
       [ Olni River - West ]
       -- On the Olni traveling, fishing or walking along the river
       where it meets the Vosk --
       says to ALL: The river was extremely rocky - and the water
       levels were high, a combination that meant crossing anywhere
       that I had seen so far was somewhat out of the question. The
       river also appeared to split into two channels, and the far
       channel was not visible from this side of the river - if the
       near channel was anything to go by, it was far too treacherous
       to attempt a crossing. I was a bit further north than I had been
       the last time I had crossed - but I really didn't want to have
       to walk two or three Hours journey south in order to cross the
       river. And her attempt at finding a suitable location had not
       really been all that successful,objectively speaking, so
       repeating it wasn't exactly on her plan. About a third of a
       league further up the river, however, I found a place that
       might, possibly, work. Here, the river was wide and shallow -
       the current still fast, yes, but the water - at least from what
       I could see - was rarely deeper than about knee-height, and
       rippled more softly over the loose stones on
       the river bottom. There were no major rocks in sight to create
       obstacles, no strainers, no holes, no rushing rapids - with a
       current yes, but certainly (in My estimation) a place that would
       be possible to cross.
       (00:08:23 ) .|. His Sexy Biscuit .|.
       Tiberius' Appie
       -Restricted-
       | White Water |
       : Magically Poofs...
       (00:08:36 ) .|. His Sexy Biscuit .|.
       Tiberius' Appie
       -Restricted-
       | White Water |
       [ Vosk Docks - South ]
       -- On the docks of White Water working, unloading or loading a
       cargo vessel. People arriving and departing White Water --
       says to ALL: -I laughed as I had wrapped the rope around my
       finger, rather than the guiding rope. I began again, my eyes
       closed, as I took a little more time, this time I was able to
       complete the knot without tying my finger into it. I did a
       little victory shake, before opening my eyes to see if it is
       smooth. I muttered that it wasn't as smooth as I wanted, and
       stretched a bit, before slipping up, and undoing the rope for
       the last time of the night. I moved off to go slide the rope
       into it's place, and relax for the evening-
       (00:08:41 ) .|. His Sexy Biscuit .|.
       Tiberius' Appie
       -Restricted-
       | White Water |
       : Magically Poofs...
       (00:15:12 )
       || Nyah Coultrain ||
       - MeRcHaNt -
       |- WhiteWater-|
       [ Olni River - West ]
       -- On the Olni traveling, fishing or walking along the river
       where it meets the Vosk --
       says to ALL: I turned around, and after adjusting my pack to
       make quite sure that it was fastened securely,looked around
       beneath the trees for a fallen stick that would serve me
       purpose. A thick, wooden staff would be a third point of balance
       if I encountered any particularly slippery rocks. I took off my
       boots and attached them securely to my pack, then rolled up My
       pants until they were several inches above my knees and I was
       standing barefoot on the shore.
       There was absolutely no point in getting my boots - or clothes -
       unnecessarily wet .Once ready, I gave the river another
       appraising survey. Technically, technically, technically,
       fording upstream of rapids was not the ideal proposition.
       However, I had already scouted downstream and gotten essentially
       nowhere - and I was not willing to walk leagues out of my way
       simply to find a better crossing. This looked safe enough - and
       I was perhaps a couple of kilometres above the start of the
       major rapids any ways, so I shouldn't be in too much danger. She
       smiled wryly, remembering the first time she had tried crossing
       a river, years before. I had ended up tripping, falling, and
       getting quite soaked, though I had been able to regain my feet
       quickly - and once on the other side, had quickly made a fire -
       and had suffered no more than a brief douse in cold water for my
       trouble. This time I intended to ensure that I made a nice,
       uncomplicated, uneventful, crossing. I stooped and picked up a
       rock in my left hand, holding my makeshift staff in my right. It
       was wide enough that I couldn't see quite all the way to the
       other side of the river, and the water was definitely not all
       that clear - but if I was uncertain about water ahead of me, I
       could lob the rock into the current and watch what happened. I
       stepped into the water and could feel the current almost
       immediately; even though the water was shallow, it was still
       quite fast. Leaning into the current, I stepped sideways -
       crossing at a slight angle, and moving slightly downstream as
       Iwaded out, but facing upstream. The rocks were slippery
       underfoot, and i moved carefully, not wanting to twist an ankle,
       or fall, or anything like that. The water gradually deepened,
       coming up to just below my knees, and it became slightly more
       difficult to keep my balance, but I managed well enough.
       (00:21:24 )
       || Nyah Coultrain ||
       - MeRcHaNt -
       |- WhiteWater-|
       [ Olni River - West ]
       -- On the Olni traveling, fishing or walking along the river
       where it meets the Vosk --
       says to ALL:
       I was more than halfway across - perhaps three-quarters of the
       way to the other side, it was difficult to tell when the river
       was so wide - when the water began to deepen again, quite
       suddenly. I stopped, gripping my staff and proceeding more
       cautiously as the water mounted above my knees, and continued
       deepening. The current was stronger than I would have liked; I
       would certainly have some difficulty regaining my feet if I fell
       now. I looked back from whence I had come for an instant, then
       looked across the river. I was not, really, all that far from
       the bank now; it would be silly to turn around, and it wasn't as
       though I had found anywhere better to cross.
       The Blonde haired Woman continued walking, looking ahead at the
       bank that was quite clearly only a short distance away. What she
       was not doing for those crucial several seconds was watching her
       footing - and promptly stepped off a small ledge directly into
       the main, deeper, channel - the depth of which had not been
       visible from the far side, where she had started. Her feet were
       immediately swept out from under her by the force of the current
       and the weight of her pack pulled her down under the water for
       an instant, before she emerged, coughing and spluttering. Her
       staff had dropped from her hand, as she needed both arms to
       swim.
       I was a strong swimmer, under all ordinary circumstances, but
       the current was quite powerful and I was still encumbered by my
       pack. The water was carrying me downstream at a slightly
       alarming speed, but I struck out quite diligently for the bank,
       still not willing to rid my pack unless it became truly
       necessary. I did know how to swim in swift water, though quite
       obviously I had not planned on doing so today, I thought wryly .
       I headed towards the bank at an angle, using the current to my
       advantage instead of fighting it. The water was chilly but not
       freezing; - but still, I did not want to remain in the cold
       water any longer than necessary. Getting to the bank quickly
       would be important.
       #Post#: 88--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Dreams
       By: Nyah691 Date: July 30, 2015, 7:27 am
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       [center](03:13:37 )
       || Nyah Coultrain ||
       - MeRcHaNt -
       |- WhiteWater-|
       [ Olni River - West ]
       -- On the Olni traveling, fishing or walking along the river
       where it meets the Vosk --
       says to ALL: And then the river turned a corner, and a sound
       almost like thunder came to my ears. I looked downstream, eyes
       widening. Although I had known there were rapids below My chosen
       crossing- I had scouted for quite some distance, after all - I
       had not remembered them being quite so close. Or perhaps it was
       simply that the water was carrying me faster than I would have
       anticipated. I redoubled my attempts to reach the bank - a
       series of quick, decisive strokes carrying me to within a few
       yards of the side, where I attempted to stand. The current,
       however, was still much too powerful to allow to stand in
       chest-deep water, and I was immediately knocked off my feet
       again, carried by the rushing water further down the channel,
       and suddenly slammed into the side of a rock wall that rose up
       from the bank and stretched out into the water. Gasping for
       breath,My head ringing from the impact. One of the straps on The
       pack had snagged briefly on the rock, and I had to duck out of
       it, kicking backwards as I did so in the attempt to slow myself
       down and give myself more time. Light my pack might be, but I
       was not about to try to swim whitewater with it ... I still had
       the most basic of survival gear in a small pouch attached
       securely inside my shirt; and in all probability the current
       would carry my pack downstream and hopefully would be able to
       retrieve it after I got out of the water.
       The water swept me along the rock wall - too sheer and high for
       me to attempt to climb up on it, or I would have tried - and
       back into the centre of the current. Gawd I had not scouted this
       side of the river, I had not been able to; I knew it split at
       least once, but I had been on the other side at that point and
       had been unable to see. I expected that there would be an eddy
       behind the rock wall, and was prepared to head for it - and then
       the river carried Me over a wide ledge, and thoughts of finding
       that eddy were banished from My mind as the water pushed Me down
       to the bottom.
       (03:20:37 )
       || Nyah Coultrain ||
       - MeRcHaNt -
       |- WhiteWater-|
       [ Olni River - West ]
       -- On the Olni traveling, fishing or walking along the river
       where it meets the Vosk --
       says to ALL:
       The hole, fortunately, was not a particularly dangerous one, and
       I was able to kick My way back up to the surface despite the
       recirculating water that tried to push me back under. I had no
       time to reorient myself, once I re-emerged, however - the river
       was a minefield of rocks and even as My head broke water, the
       current was carrying Me sideways - further out into the middle
       of the stream. I quickly changed positions, slipping from a more
       active swimming position on my front, to an almost semi-seated
       position on My back, so that my legs were out in front of Me. It
       had been a very long time indeed since I had done much in the
       way of whitewater ...but I did remember being taught how to swim
       through rapids. Granted, I would be much happier if I knew
       *what* exactly lay ahead of me ... but at least I could take
       some measures to keep myself safe. The position I was in now was
       designed to protect one's torso, spine, and head, allowing one
       to use the legs to fend off rocks. I also would be able to
       easily swim backwards - not that I would be able to fight the
       current entirely, but it would have the effect of slowing myself
       down and giving me more time to plan how to get around any
       obstacles the river might throw at me. Or at least that was the
       theory. In practice, the next minutes became a bit of a confused
       blur, not enough time to plan, not enough time to reason, only
       time to react, and that instinctually and often too late. I had
       barely reoriented herself when I was carried straight into a
       couple of rocks. The impact, though softened by the bend in My
       knees, was still jarring. But I had no time to even think about
       it, for the current carried me on, over another ledge - I could
       feel the jagged rocks scraping my back - and down - and over
       another ledge - and down, into a rushing channel that plunged
       between two rock faces. My concern deepened. As far as rapids
       went, these had been fairly manageable so far - but the river
       had now split, and this - the right branch - apparently ran
       through a canyon, sheer rock walls rising higher and higher on
       either side as the water carried me downstream. There wouldn't
       be an easy way out, even if I could find an eddy - the only way
       out of the rapids now was through them.
       (03:32:54 )|| Nyah Coultrain ||
       - MeRcHaNt -
       |- WhiteWater-|
       [ Olni River - West ]
       -- On the Olni traveling, fishing or walking along the river
       where it meets the Vosk --
       says to ALL: Not that there seemed to be a lot of eddies to find
       - as the water poured through the gorge, the character of the
       rapids had changed. Where initially there had been rocks and
       rocks and yet more rocks to dodge, now they were few and far
       between. But as the water funnelled through the narrow,
       narrowing passage, the volume of water hurtling through such a
       small space created huge standing waves. Ahead, on the right
       side of the channel, I could see that some of the rocks were
       undercut, and so I tried to stay to river left, not wanting to
       run any risk of being trapped under a ledge. The water tossed me
       up and down as I swam through the huge haystacks of water, that
       sent foam and spray flying wildly. Timing my breathing carefully
       so that i wouldn't run out of air when the waves dunked me
       under, I suppressed the urge to scream in excitement. I had swum
       - and paddled - in such waves before, and they always had the
       same effect on Me. This sort of standing waves were not all that
       dangerous, not really, if I kept my head about me, and they
       could be quite a lot of fun ... Then, above the tossing swells,
       I noticed a large rock, rising perhaps up to six feet out of the
       water, and almost twice as wide, below me. It was not the rock
       itself that worried me; it was the place where water should have
       been under its right side. The waves dunked me again and I lost
       sight of it for a moment, then caught another glimpse when I was
       thrown upwards by another haystack. Most of the water flowed
       around the rock to the right, plunging down what might have been
       a hidden ledge - I couldn't see well enough. What I did see
       looked like a huge - and with this volume of water, at this
       speed, a very nasty - hole just to the right of the rock. And I
       was being swept straight towards it.
       I tried to change course - slipping into a strong backstroke to
       slow myself down, simultaneously trying to guide Myself over
       further to river right so that I would miss the rock entirely.
       But no I was already too far over on river left - and the speed
       and energy of the water was great enough that even though I was
       a strong swimmer, I could not fight the current. I managed to
       gulp a single breath of air, just before I was swept down and
       under. Instead of carrying me to the right of the rock, as I had
       feared, the current pulled me straight down, and down, and ever
       further forwards, until my legs met something hard - the rough
       side of the rock. I tried to swim up to the surface - and My
       hands met more rock. By now my lungs were begging for air.
       Disoriented, I glanced up
       (07:08:34 )
       || Nyah Coultrain ||
       - MeRcHaNt -
       |- WhiteWater-|
       [ Olni River - West ]
       -- On the Olni traveling, fishing or walking along the river
       where it meets the Vosk --
       says to ALL: What had seemed like a hole from above was merely
       part of the problem. The rock was dangerously uncut, and I had
       been swept into a large room under it - a large suction hole,
       where the force of the water pressed against the rock, trapping
       me. I tried to work my way out to the side, pushing off the side
       of the rock, but the current pushed me back down. Though I tried
       to control my racing heartbeat, Iwas beginning to panic. I
       couldn't breathe, the current was pressing me against the side
       of the rock, holding me down. Straight up offered no refuge -
       the roof of the room must have been a couple meters under the
       surface. I pushed hard off the side again, trying to make it to
       the edge of the undercut so I could swim up to the surface but
       despite my best efforts, I was forced back, the current slamming
       me back hard against the jagged rock. I barely caught myself
       from crying out in pain, knowing that that would only send water
       pouring into my lungs.
       Black spots began to dot the edges of my vision. The pressure on
       my lungs was immense. I was desperate for air, still forcing
       myself not to try to breathe, but my body would not listen.
       Barely able to think, I tried a different angle, trying to work
       my way around the room over to the right. There *had* to be a
       way out, I just had to find it. I pushed off the rock, kicked,
       pulled my way upwards - I thought I might make it. Then the
       inexorable current took over and forced me back. When I hit the
       rock, I could not stop myself from gasping, my need for air
       overruling any voluntary attempts I might have made to hold my
       breath for longer. There was no air to be found, pinned as I was
       under the rock. Water rushed into my lungs, as I choked and
       gagged - and all that did was let more water into my mouth. As
       my heart pounded uncontrollably in my chest, the thought crossed
       My mind that I would die here. That there was no way out,
       nothing I could do. My lungs burned. The black spots in my
       vision were multiplying. Water was slipping down my throat,
       filling my lungs. Blindly, with a vehemence borne out of
       desperation and panic, I pushed off the side again, and with the
       last of my strength forged out towards the edge of the undercut
       and my elusive freedom. For a horrible, desperate moment, I
       thought I would be forced back under. Then My head cleared the
       edge of the rock and I shot to the surface. I coughed, choked,
       retched, nearly passed out. How I managed to keep myself afloat
       in the next several minutes, as my lungs spasm, expelling water
       and gulping air, I never knew.
       (07:10:31 )
       || Nyah Coultrain ||
       - MeRcHaNt -
       |- WhiteWater-|
       [ Olni River - West ]
       -- On the Olni traveling, fishing or walking along the river
       where it meets the Vosk --
       says to ALL:
       The current was still sweeping me onward, through the gorge, but
       my vision was still hazy, my head pounding, my muscles burning
       from lack of oxygen. I could not see what was coming up, could
       not have seen if I had tried. The standing waves continually
       dunked Me under, and I alternately choked on water and gasped
       for breath.
       The next several moments, as I teetered on the brink of
       consciousness, I could never remember with any clarity. I was
       swept through the waves, through more waves, over another ledge
       - the next thing I recalled was a sharp, sudden pain in My chest
       that left me fighting for breath again as the current smashed me
       into a rock in the middle of the stream, drawing a soft cry from
       My lips. I thought I might have felt a crack, but couldn't hear
       anything at all over the roaring of the water. Breathing -
       difficult enough before - now became intensely painful. I tried
       to get back into the proper swimming position so that I would be
       able to fend off rocks, but barely had the strength to move my
       legs. She was being tossed about by the rapids, as though she
       were a rag doll, tumbling about on the waves, unable to defend
       myself, unable to do much more than get my head up long enough
       to gulp air every few seconds. The river slammed me against
       another rock, my head and shoulders taking the brunt of the
       impact. Stars flashed before my eyes; for a moment I was
       disoriented enough that I could not have said which way was up,
       not even where I was. I almost blacked out. Then I was tumbling
       over a shallow underwater ledge that stretched across most of
       the river, the rocks bruising My back and sides and making my
       injured ribs protest violently. I was pummelled by the waves,
       swept downstream, helpless
       (07:14:12 )
       || Nyah Coultrain ||
       - MeRcHaNt -
       |- WhiteWater-|
       [ Olni River - West ]
       -- On the Olni traveling, fishing or walking along the river
       where it meets the Vosk --
       says to ALL: And then, in the haze that was my uncertain vision,
       I spotted the strainer. A huge pine tree, an ancient giant, had
       fallen down across the entire canyon, its branches blocking the
       watercourse. I suddenly found that I had enough energy left to
       panic. It was seemingly impassable. I tried to backpaddle for a
       moment - but that was completely ineffective. A stroke that
       might once have bought me some time was completely useless when
       I was this tired. Weakened, battered, exhausted, I was swept
       towards the strainer. A memory flashed into my mind, of a Jamee
       , trying to explain to me how to avoid strainers, or what to do
       about them if you couldn't go around. Jamee would have managed
       this sort of rapid in a boat with no problems, I thought
       randomly. She was always good at inventing unique ways to get
       through things, ways no one else would have thought of. Finding
       eddies where there apparently weren't any and that sort of
       thing. But I couldn't remember what she had said about
       strainers. As I was swept closer, I had frozen, my eyes locked
       on the obstacle. I couldn't get around it. Almost at the last
       moment, I rolled on to my front and began to swim - forward,
       towards the tree. If I had enough momentum, then maybe, just
       maybe, I could climb up onto the trunk, above the water. I
       didn't know where the idea had come from, had no idea if it
       could even work. But the thought of the water pushing me down,
       trapping me underneath the branches was enough to recall
       all-too-recent memories, sending my entire body into panic mode.
       In my mind, I was under the rock again, lungs filling with
       water, about to pass out, desperate and drowning.
       I was swept into the strainer. Just before I reached it, I tried
       to propel Myself upwards - caught hold of one of the branches
       that was out of the water and tried to pull myself up. But I had
       no upper arm strength left, I did not have enough momentum - and
       fighting the current was like trying to stop an avalanche. I was
       swept under the trunk, and pinned against the branches
       underwater. I tried to squirm through them, to no avail. I tried
       to break them, to force a way through - to no avail. I was once
       again running out of air, and I did not have the control left to
       hold my breath for long. I tried to swim backwards, up to the
       surface long enough to breathe - and the current was too
       powerful. Then, as I thrashed about, a branch that I hadn't seen
       slammed intomyer battered ribs. A wave of raw, searing agony
       burned through my chest, almost obliterating all thought. Tears
       pricked at the corners of my eyelids. For a moment I wished for
       unconsciousness. At least that would spare My the pain; spare me
       the agony; spare me the panicked, frantic waiting as my lungs
       ran out of air and I waited for death
       (07:19:37 )
       || Nyah Coultrain ||
       - MeRcHaNt -
       |- WhiteWater-|
       [ Olni River - West ]
       -- On the Olni traveling, fishing or walking along the river
       where it meets the Vosk --
       says to ALL: Then, by the grace of Odin or someone, the branch
       broke, and I was swept through, back into the rushing current.
       Disoriented and confused, choking on water, I barely noticed
       that the river was widening, that the canyon walls were lower,
       and yet lower, and finally had disappeared entirely. I passed a
       small rock outcropping on river right, and tried to swim towards
       it.I could barely think. There was only one thought on my mind:
       there had to be an eddy behind it, there had to be. There was, a
       small deep pool behind the rock, where the current flowed more
       gently, in a wide circle back upstream. I forged towards the
       eddy line - I should not have made it. There was a series of
       ledges and holes immediately downstream - had I known it, the
       very ones that I had scouted earlier that morning - and the main
       current swept out into the centre. But I did - I broke the eddy
       line panting and gasping, My chest protesting vigorously the
       sudden, violent movements as I swam into it. I reached the bank,
       crawled out on hands and knees, still coughing water, retching.
       I could not stand. My clothes were torn, bloodstained.
       Adrenaline began to wear off, and I began to shake
       uncontrollably. I could feel the bruises on my back, on my legs,
       on My arms; the scratches across my back and legs; the pounding
       of my head; the grinding and the stabbing pain in my ribs every
       time I coughed. I collapsed sideways to the ground, My head
       spinning - and slid in to merciful, blissful darkness.
       Then, by the grace of Odin or someone, the branch broke, and I
       was swept through, back into the rushing current. Disoriented
       and confused, choking on water, I barely noticed that the river
       was widening, that the canyon walls were lower, and yet lower,
       and finally had disappeared entirely. I passed a small rock
       outcropping on river right, and tried to swim towards it.I could
       barely think. There was only one thought on my mind: there had
       to be an eddy behind it, there had to be. There was, a small
       deep pool behind the rock, where the current flowed more gently,
       in a wide circle back upstream. I forged towards the eddy line -
       I should not have made it. There was a series of ledges and
       holes immediately downstream - had I known it, the very ones
       that I had scouted earlier that morning - and the main current
       swept out into the center. But I did - I broke the eddy line
       panting and gasping, My chest protesting vigorously the sudden,
       violent movements as I swam into it. I reached the bank, crawled
       out on hands and knees, still coughing water, retching. I could
       not stand. My clothes were torn, bloodstained. Adrenaline began
       to wear off, and I began to shake uncontrollably. I could feel
       the bruises on my back, on my legs, on My arms; the scratches
       across my back and legs; the pounding of my head; the grinding
       and the stabbing pain in my ribs every time I coughed. I
       collapsed sideways to the ground, My head spinning - and slid in
       to merciful, blissful darkness.
       (07:20:54 )
       || Nyah Coultrain ||
       - MeRcHaNt -
       |- WhiteWater-|
       [ Vosk Docks - South ]
       -- On the docks of White Water working, unloading or loading a
       cargo vessel. People arriving and departing White Water --
       says to ALL: I sat up Quickly Gasping for Breath.. My hands
       searching The ground on which I lay....as My hands passed Over
       The furs I began to cough spluttering and tugging at My
       throat.... My Body didnt hurt My Lungs when I took in The
       deepest of breaths didnt sting and I turned to look see where I
       was.. was then I looked from My Right to left and took In The
       sights of My Cabin... I could feel The sweat dripping over My
       fase... as I lent Back to lie again....wondering what that dream
       Resembed...what the hell had happened and why I would have such
       a dream...My fingers Moved to My eyes gripping at My temples as
       I realised it had been a dream...one that scared the hell out of
       Me..I wanted to scream I wanted to walk...But for Now I lay and
       Looked out over The stars [/center]shining [/center]
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