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Ocean glanced past her, toward the darker water.

“Go on.”

Sophie pulled.

The cork came free with a loud whoosh.

Air brushed their faces. Wind blinked. Sophie nearly dropped the bottle.

For a moment, they stared at its open mouth.

Then the ribbon lifted.

Sophie’s hair blew across her eyes.

Above them, the sail swung and snapped with a loud crack.

Illustration for The Uncorking