How can I stay with you when I feel the sea calling me? You look so peaceful in your sleep. I grab my selkie coat and throw it around me, it didn't work, I'm still human. I don't want to go outside, I know the suns coming up and the sea is calling me. I hate to leave you, please don't come for me. When you find a seal, look into their eyes, you'll find me looking at you longingly.
The end.
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Selkies, Gaelic Songs, and Highlander Mythology: Short Stories
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