Tussling with friends, a child drifts into the deep section of the pool, struggling to keep his head above the surface. For the keen observer, he is choking. No adult notices, however, glued instead to small electronic screens.
From the outside, lifeguarding is the easiest, high paying job for teenagers. From the inside, it is a tiresome sequence of rule…
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