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  As the sea carried her farther and farther away, panic set in. She wished to return to her family. She would return. Taliyah renewed her struggles, kicking and clawing.

  Blink. Blink. Fighting harder. Lights flared faster and faster, whizzing together. Harder still. Finally—

  Taliyah gasped, her eyelids popping open.

  Her mother hovered over her, a calculated smile blooming. “Congratulations, daughter. You are officially the second royal harpy-phantom in existence. You’ll do great things or you’ll die again trying.”

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