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I was walking around the baby pool...
I felt like I woke up and saw my body lying in the pool...
One afternoon, I found 'myself' floating above our small house...
I was viewing it from the side...
A friend dunked my head under the water and I did not know how to hold my breath...
Sunday afternoon on a beautiful sunny day in Georgia, my family and friends were at a local lake...
I remember ascending the ladder to the top of the high diving board...
Me and my best friend were visiting some acquaintances...
As a teenager, I often spent time with my friends at a public outdoor pool...
My surroundings were filled with light and I was floating looking down on my body, my relatives who were present at the time of the accident and the paramedics...
I was playing tag with friends on the playground in second grade...
After just moving to the city, my partner and I went to meet some friends on their boat that was parked in the quay...
