Yuri stood at the edge of the first basin, his breath steady. The water here was still, almost glass-like, but it held the chill of the deep earth. To his left, nine other boys shifted their weight, their eyes fixed on the horizon. They were bound by a shared history, yet in the water, every boy was an island.
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Yuri and Lev drifted, their arms spread wide. The competitive fire had burned out, replaced by a profound, liquid exhaustion. In the silence of the Tenth Water, the "fight" changed. It wasn't a fight against each other, or even against the elements. It was the internal struggle to remain present when every muscle screamed for the shore. Yuri stood at the edge of the first basin, his breath steady