[The thing dissolves out from under him. Blake lurches down and his knees smack against the stone floor.]
[For a second the stones are slick with water in the flat shape of a man. Then that's gone too. Blake's ragged breathing rings loud in the quiet.]
[He braces himself on the curtain rod and gets to his feet, though for a second there's a wave of dizziness and god, he's tired. But he has things to take care of.]
Kid. [His voice was rough and guttural.] Shaun. You okay?
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[For a second the stones are slick with water in the flat shape of a man. Then that's gone too. Blake's ragged breathing rings loud in the quiet.]
[He braces himself on the curtain rod and gets to his feet, though for a second there's a wave of dizziness and god, he's tired. But he has things to take care of.]
Kid. [His voice was rough and guttural.] Shaun. You okay?
[He goes over to him, quick as he can manage.]
It's all right now. That thing's dead.