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The other younglings dove right in, but Anakin hesitated at the edge of the pool. It seemed almost sacrilegious to foul that much water by jumping in it, and yet the Jedi, the wises and most compassionate beings in the galaxy, didn’t seem to care. Maybe they knew something Anakin didn’t. Maybe it could be purified for drinking. Maybe it was for hydroponics and their dirt actually made the food grow better. Maybe---
“Padawan Skywalker,” barked the instructor, “you’re holding up the lesson. Get in right now!”
Anakin jumped. He’d never swum before, but he was sure to pick it up once he hit the water.
He didn’t. And to think, before today he’d never even heard the word drown.