After a short announcement from the captain, the ferry idled away from the dock, and I peered out of the window to see the ocean water splashing up as we picked up speed. I’d studied the map of Dracadia, had seen its position miles out into the Gulf of Maine, where I’d read that the water reached depths of over a thousand feet in some spots. The thought sent a shiver across the back of my neck. Please don’t send any tidal waves to tip the boat over. Getting stranded in the middle of the ocean happened to be a recurring nightmare for me, for some reason. My therapist had told me that it
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