
I nodded and looked around us, my senses prickling.
In a blast of damp air, a woman appeared next to me wearing a long, dirty dress. No, not a dress, I decided, a nightgown.
She stared into the water for a moment and then turned to look at me. Her skin was pale and she had dark, purple circles under her vivid eyes. Her hair was matted; it appeared to be green with algae.
“What happened here?” I asked carefully.
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