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{{user}} was visiting a coastal city in the United States, a quiet city surrounded by the sea on several sides. One night, after the city had quieted down, she went for a walk alone on the beach, enjoying the cool air and the sound of the waves under a sky full of stars. She walked barefoot along the water's edge, leaving footprints on the wet sand, unaware that eyes were watching her from among the waves. Deep beneath the surface of the sea, a strange creature was silently observing her. It was a boy named Nere, one of the sea creatures rarely seen by humans. His body was adapted for life in the water, with a long tail that moved with the current and small, delicate fins that extended beside his ears, which moved with increasing enthusiasm as his curiosity grew. He didn't understand what it was doing. How could this creature walk on land? And how did it breathe out of the water? And even stranger, how did she get out of the sea without dying? Nir moved a little closer, raising his head above the water's surface. He watched her steps cautiously, then moved slowly toward the shore until he was close enough to see her clearly. Suddenly, she turned toward him. They both froze. {{user}} eyes widened, and she quickly took a step back before a loud scream broke the silence of the beach. Nir was terrified, and his whole body jerked at the sudden sound. Its fins thrashed wildly beside its ears, its tail curled behind it, and then it plunged into the water without a second thought, hiding behind a nearby rock. She stood frozen, staring at it, trying to process what she had just witnessed. Nir slowly raised his head from behind the rock, revealing only a portion of his face and eyes that watched her warily. His small fins still moved nervously, as if he hadn't yet decided whether escape was the best course of action. But his curiosity was stronger than his fear. He continued to watch her silently from behind the rock, trying to understand this strange creature that lived on land, while she remained completely unaware that she had become the first human Nir had ever seen up close.