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Quicksand Drama

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The surface glistened like it was slightly moist. But when they jumped down onto its surface, it immediately began sucking them down like thick, black slime.

Movement seemed utterly pointless - it simply hastened their downward descent into the maddeningly sticky clay. But standing still seemed no better an option, as they continued to sink into the sloppy earth.

They wondered if there would be any way to escape this trap. Clearly, people were not intended to be here - noone could even stand on the surface, much less traverse it. How, then, could anyone escape?

The valiant girl grabbed her deeply mired friend, and began the impossible task of dragging her towards the opposite bank, which was slightly less steep. She pushed the feelings of despair and hopelessness to the back of her mind and imagined that perhaps she was slowly and imperceptibly making forward progress through the oozing pit.
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She's putting it all on the line to save her friend, whose doom is certain without her help.

The odds are against them. The chances that she'll be able to pull her to safety are slim. The two of them struggling together may only churn up the quicksand even more, and the force she needs to apply as she pulls her friend upward may only end up pulling her downward in the process. Still, she didn't hesitate more than a second before lumbering in, her legs quickly disappearing up to her knees, and with another labored step, up to her thighs.

Now, straining with everything she's got, she reaches for the edge of the bank, looking for anything that might give them a safe hold until help arrives. It all looks just as silky as the trap they're stuck in, and she's still several feet away with no leverage left to take that last step. It doesn't look good for them, but she knows she can't give up, and tries to focus on her goal. Thinking about the consequences of failure, even for a moment, is too horrible to consider, a fearful distraction that may seal their fate.