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[mmeeshal]

From The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams...

 

DAW fantasy paperback...page 432...3rd paragraph.

 

The water was shockingly cold. For an instant it was as though he had fallen through some hole in the world into absolute night. Then he was gasping, breaking the surface, whirling crazily in the turbulent water. He struck a rock, spun away and went under again, terrifying water pushing the air from his nose and mouth. Struggling, he got his head to the top again and tensed as the swirling current battered him against one hard object after another. He felt wind on his face for a moment and sucked in, coughing; he felt some of the praise-Usires air making its way into his burning lungs. Then, suddenly, the rocks were past and he was floating free, kicking to keep his head above the plane of the river. To his surprise, the boat was behind him now, just sliding around the last of the hump-backed stones. Binabik and Marya were paddling hard, eyes round with fear, but Simon saw the distance gradually growing wider. He was slipping downstream, and as he pivoted his head wildly to either side he saw the riverbanks were shockingly far away. He gasped in another great clout of air.

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Hum-de-hum

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She was given the world

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So much that she couldn't see

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And she needed someone

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To show her who she could be

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And she tried to survive

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Wearing her heart on her sleeve

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But I needed you to believe

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You had your dreams, I had mine

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You had your fears, I was fine

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It showed me what I couldn't find

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When two different worlds collide

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She was scared of it all

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Watching from far away

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And she was given a role

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Never knew just when to play

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And she tried to survive

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Living her life on her own

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Always afraid of the throne

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But you've given me strength to find hope!

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You had your dreams, I had mine

Edited December 29, 2011 by mmeeshal

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You had your fears, I was fine

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It showed me what I couldn't find

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When two different worlds collide