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Story by jochannon Tammy dug her hands into the wet sand and pulled herself a few more inches toward the water, her iridescent tail flapping uselessly on the dry land. She glanced over her shoulder, praying that none of the others saw her; she would not go to an affected camp! She pulled herself further and stifled a cry as the rough sand scraped on her delicate new skin, soft scales newly-born of the prismic tide that had transformed her into a mermaid. Footsteps sounded on the sand and Tammy twisted around to see a tall man looming over her. “Well, lookit what we have here,” he drawled. Tammy turned and jumped towa