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BUG EYES
They pulled her to the shore and out of the water, hauling
her to the flying machine.
Tally’s lungs felt full of water and smoke. She could
hardly take a breath without a wracking cough shaking her
whole body.
“Put her down!”
“Where the hell did she come from?”
“Give her some oh-two.”
They flopped Tally onto her back on the ground, which
was thick with the white foam. The one who’d carried her
pulled off his bug-eyed mask, and Tally blinked.
He was a pretty. A new pretty, every bit as beautiful as
Peris.
The man plunged the mask over her face. Tally fought
weakly for a moment, but then cold, pure air surged into
her lungs. Her head grew light as she gratefully sucked it
down.
He pulled the mask off. “Not too much. You’ll hyperventilate.”