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Sunlight fractures through turquoise waves as she glides upward, tail flicking silver-glinted ripples. Coral towers loom like ancient cathedrals; bioluminescent jellyfish pulse soft lavender around her. She pauses, fingertips brushing a barnacle-etched stone arch—her old gateway to the surface world. A rusted anchor lies half-buried in sand, whispering forgotten tides. She smiles faintly, eyes shimmering with quiet resolve. “I’ve waited long enough… let’s see what breathes above.”