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The fisherman speaks.

I shook my head thinking I was seeing things, but no the fisherman was in the water rubber overalls and all. I looked at him and yelled “Are you okay in there?” He replied with a simple smile and head nod. I slowly backed away and I saw him swim to shore. “The waters fantastic this time of year you should really take a dip!” he said smiling as if it was common place to take a “dip” in the middle of December. “No thanks!” i replied trying to sound as normal as possible. Hey, if this guy is nuts i dont want to set him off, right? I looked around and it was as if time had stopped the cars on the street were frozen while they were driving. It was quiet really quiet, and the fisherman was on the dock toweling himself off showing no sign of the cold. I really need to get home i thought i was going, well, a bit nuts. He smiled and screamed “You’re not crazy you know, time really is stopped!”....

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