Those who do this

Those who do this

Those who do this

They lose their immortality.

He was entangled in flapping sea-weed, but he fought himself free. It was very dark.

He threw up his arms and rose slowly to the surface.

The sun seemed miles above him, a pale phantom, luminous through the green waters.

It grew brighter. He reached the surface. It blazed upon him.

The church bells stopped suddenly. Everything stopped. His heart stopped. There was a great silence.

He was too tired to breathe. He clasped his hands, lifted them slowly above his head, and went down for the third time.