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With a gasp, Rhapsody spun around as her heart began beating at a dead run. She was floating several dozen miles up in the air, looking down on the night-darkened American continents. As she stared around in panic, a swirling orb of brilliant light materialized in front of her.
I’m dreaming, Rhapsody realized. She took a deep breath as her heart rate slowed down to a normal pace. “Is that you, Aria?”
The orb of light pulsed slightly in acknowledgment.
“Aria, how can we get you back in your body?” Rhapsody asked desperately. “What do we need to do?”
Aria left a streak of light like a shooting star behind as she shot down to the east coast of the United States. Rhapsody hesitantly followed, amazed that her body was moving where she wanted it to in the empty air. As she drew closer to Aria, she realized she was in the state of West Virginia. Aria was waiting for her several feet above the College of Charleston.
“What are you trying to tell me?” Rhapsody asked in confusion. “Am I supposed to go to college again?”
Aria bounced up and down once.
“And I’ll learn how to bring you back if I go here?” Rhapsody asked hesitantly.
Aria bounced again, then wavered and vanished.
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