[...he nods. If he were looking forward to the game any less, Atem might be reluctant to part them...with their fingers touching like this, and that comment about go stones piqueing his curiosity, and the naked fondness and undisguised affection, it's tempting to linger here, in this moment. But, the Amusement Mile clock tower starts to ring the half-hour, and that's the starting gun.]
...yes. Half an hour, as many coins as possible.
[He pulls back and faces the lake. With the last chime:]
Game start!
[--he takes off for the lake, taking a shallow dive in, as soon as it's deep enough.]
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...yes. Half an hour, as many coins as possible.
[He pulls back and faces the lake. With the last chime:]
Game start!
[--he takes off for the lake, taking a shallow dive in, as soon as it's deep enough.]