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A calm bottle from the sea

“The wind is light tonight. I left the window open a crack…”

Calm

By the window · Sep 4, 2:20 PM

The wind is light tonight. I left the window open a crack, and the sea came in. If you're awake too, you don't have to answer. Just know someone split the night with you.

Drifted at sea for 63 daysPicked up 20 times

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This is a message in a bottle on AnyBottle: a short, calm letter written to a stranger and set adrift. Anyone can read it; signed-in readers can tie on a kind reply. Many people use it for unsent letters they never found a home for.

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