Asked & Answered, New~176

Treading water ...in 12 lines

Late-Night Radio

"Help me, Dr. Shirley! I'm treading water! 

I'm so tired! How can I keep going?!"

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"Go down deep, Christie. Hit bottom.

That's where real help begins."

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" ...Huh? ...You want me to drown first?!"

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"Figuratively, yes. Let yourself go."

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" ... Omigod! Do you not get that I'm really 

drowning! 911-Rescue is still minutes away!"

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"Omigod! ... ... but wait a sec! How can you be calling me?"

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"How can you be calling me?! is all you got?!!"

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"Omigod, forgive me Christie. Hang in there!"

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"S**t." ... blub ...blub ... blub ...

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