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Elle Wolfe's avatar

Beautiful! Is that a real language or did you create it? So clever. 🧜‍♀️

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Thanks for reading here at Leaves, Elle. Happy you liked this little fantasy.! The Aqualeii language is just made up.

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Linda Brown's avatar

Good one!

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Thank, you Linda. I ran into both photos and was inspired to put them together.

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Richbee's avatar

Flips me to believe in a tail of wonder with love to arrive , with fins and able to breathe underwater in a sea 🌊 that tidally pulls a family together.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Well, Rich. As they say, "If you can't find the one you love, then love the one you find!

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Those mermaids are nothing but trouble. 🤣

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Slippery, but loads of fun? We'll have to ask Jason...

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Mark Starlin's avatar

She took his breath away.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

And gave him gills?

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Sue Cauhape's avatar

A haunting tale indeed. You are thinking a lot lately about interspecies breeding, aren't you. Maybe that's how the human race will be saved. New blood nourishes.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Yes. A favorite theme of mine - any kind of inter-species relationships. But especially romantic. ( See Kathoc Bose, Surrender, Field Notes, The Listeners, Taken , Julian at the Lake). I have no idea why. Possibly my disillusionment with human males? ha ha ha

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Sue Cauhape's avatar

Ah yes, human males. Well, God told Eve she'd have a tough time of life because of her ... indiscretion. But did she have to pass it down to us? Or did Adam turn out to be a jerk?

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Un misterio de la vida, my friend. Quien sabe?

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Sue Cauhape's avatar

Si, quien sabe? Que lastima!

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Kate Henry's avatar

Either he drowns or goes home to the sea. In either case he went happy.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Luusa has some undersea "magic". We hope.

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Jill CampbellMason's avatar

Your mermaiden imagination blossoms. Who know what will happen? I'm HOPEFULL.

Keep the stories floating and swimming, whether underwater or along its surface.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

👍🏻😊

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Bonita Mugnani's avatar

I, too, have been seduced. Is there more?

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Seduced! I am glad to hear it! Sorry, the rest of the story will have to play out in your head! Nuts!

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Justin Deming's avatar

Ooh, I loved this! Might we see a sequel? (Or should I say sea-quel?)

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Golly... I am a little thalassophobic!.. Pretty sure I won't be doing any investigation in the deeps ... but maybe they will decide to live on the shore. I could do something with that!

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Jim Cummings's avatar

Ah, this is what they warned the ancient mariners of. Close your eyes and cover your ears, they said. I have the feeling though, that Luusa would be hard to resist. I hope she finds a way to help Jason adjust to his new environment--and that they have decent coffee down there.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Thank you, Jim, for reading this little fantasy. I don’t imagine she would have dragged him down under without knowing he would live. She was a desperate woman! ha ha ha . Mermaid magic. Maye they will spend their summers on dry land

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Yael Gelardin's avatar

I hope she has the power to make Jason breathe underwater like her. Otherwise, it’s a sad ending.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Oh! She WANTS him alive, all right. She is lonely. Let's believe in magic. ha ha ha

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Jack Herlocker's avatar

Love can take us to places we’ve never dreamed. Sweet dreams…

Or beautiful nightmares…

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Take a risk! Remember the old saying "A ship is safe in the harbor, but that is not what a ship is for."

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Rebecca Holden's avatar

Such an evocative fantasy piece, Sharron - I loved it! 🧜‍♀️

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Thank you, Rebecca. A seasonal sort of inspiration. Happy autumn to you. Hope you are getting out for short rambles.

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Parker McCoy's avatar

Hehe. Jason is on for some surprises and a whole of lovin'. Great story, Sharron.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Goodness! Let's hope so!

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K.C. Knouse's avatar

I think he is in over his head, Cousin.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

ha ha ha. He sure is!

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just mud by Ron's avatar

Was liking that curious language Sharron! Am sure you were giving spell check fits!

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Yes, that language was random, and yes, I did have to wrestle with spellcheck -- but I won!

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