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The Cartographer of Forgotten Coasts

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Edda's new lines glowed faintly, and out in the bay the rocks began to fade. But so did the cliffs, the beach, all of it — and one ship had already sailed into the space between. If the coast vanished completely, the ship might drop into nothing. Edda froze, pen hovering, unsure whether to keep erasing.

Edda kept erasing anyway, faster and faster. The whole new coast melted away, rocks and all — and the trapped ship simply dropped back into normal open water with a great splash. The startled crew cheered as their ship bobbed safely on the waves. Edda closed her sketchbook, deciding the sea knew best how to shape itself.

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