The dark speck is now a dark blot, an insect, a doll, a human-shaped figure falling toward the beach feet first.
Exactly nine seconds have passed when she lands in a crouch on the sand, circled by a new impact crater of her own making, red silk settling around her like folding wings.
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Date: 2010-06-07 01:47 am (UTC)Exactly nine seconds have passed when she lands in a crouch on the sand, circled by a new impact crater of her own making, red silk settling around her like folding wings.