Reaching the surface

Luke surfaced first, dragging himself onto the waiting boat with raw, shaky arms. Edwin and his father followed, coughing violently but alive. One by one, the survivors clambered up, their gaunt bodies collapsing against the deck, clinging to the wood as if afraid it might vanish. For a moment, no one spoke, their gasps filling the air. Somehow, against all odds, they had made it back to the surface alive.
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