The nurse turned around and yelled at me: “Sit down, you are not ready to move, your leg is bleeding!" I looked down at my leg, and it looked like I had got in a ship crash. The one-eyed woman started putting some weird-looking liquid on my wound. “Calm down, darling, everything will be OK. This is our world, and we look a little different than humans. Our people are called "Shrekies". We have adapted to living underwater. People do not usually come to this planet because it is hidden with magic. Your ship crashed, and our mechanic will fix it in one year. You are welcome to stay here for as long as you need. By the way, my name is Suri. What is your name?” “My name is Muri." I said it with a cracked voice. Suri smiled and said, “If you want to look around here, I could bring you a wheelchair." I nodded.
When she started to push me, I saw other creatures that looked just like Suri, but with only one eye. But suddenly a man who looked like a human, just like me, turned around, and my heart dropped…
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