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.