Ethan sank toward the riverbed.
His lungs burned.
Then he saw something caught between the roots.
A hollow bamboo stalk.
He pushed himself toward it.
Using his shoulder, he managed to position the opening near his mouth.
The other end reached toward the surface.
Ethan took a careful breath through the bamboo.
Above him, one of the armed men scanned the water.
Nothing.
Another man laughed.
He is done.
They began walking away.
Ethan stayed completely still.
The bamboo gave him just enough air to remain hidden.
Then he noticed movement deeper in the river.
A long shadow passed between the rocks.
Ethan froze.
This river was not empty.
Something large was moving toward him.
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