My vision was blocked by a bush, and instead of a splashing sound there was the springy metal sound of his bike hitting the concrete patio and clattering around.

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All I could hear was the sound of my arms splashing into the water and a softer splash from the support canoe behind me.

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We climb into a small fishing boat, and the sound of chirping crickets gives way to the splashing and gulping of the Adriatic beneath the hull.

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