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Breathe · B-R-E-A-T-H-E

Speed

The race asked for a breath before pressure built.

BREATHE, said Spike. B-R-E-A-T-H-E. Seven letters. Soft wind.

Suzy sounded slowly: Bee. Arr. Ee. Ay. Tee. Aitch. Ee. Breathe!

Breathe means one slow in-and-out so your body remembers it is safe.

Paris practised manners. Moscow needed room — breathe gave it without a speech.

Adventure Cap wanted a shout-start. Thinking Cap habit said spell breathe, then step.

Little Thunder was already breathing — mahogany invents its own calm.

Spell B-R-E-A-T-H-E when a queue gets loud or a calf wobbles.

I'm not a quitter, Suzy said — and breathe is how not quitting stays kind.

Letters remind. Paws finish the calm step.

Farm literacy loves a true breath.

B-R-E-A-T-H-E. One slow wind.

B-R-E-A-T-H-E. Soft wind.

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