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Allie’s heart skipped a beat before she dropped her eyes down to her bent legs. Part of her toes and the lower inch of her legs had indeed disappeared into the ground. She yelped and leapt to her feet, but her swift flight was sluggish as she fought against the sinking ground. It was like battling quicksand, and as effective. She was able to get to her feet, but beneath her focused weight her shoes sunk deeper.
Allie lifted one foot and her eyes widened. Her foot was as transparent as any ghost. She set her leg back down and her body sank another half a foot.
Allie whipped her face up to Drifter whose face showed his horror. “What’s happening to me?”
He shook his head. “I don’t know, but stay-”
Allie yelped as she dropped half a foot deeper into the ground. All of her body
