One world record is 73 metres— a woman descended into the sea on one breath. That's the distance of around 23 city blocks, but vertically and while holding your breath. A child stumbled into a well where he stayed overnight, with only his panicked breath to measure the hours. But we assume measurements that are mostly without obstacle. We pray for not a breath snuffed out, as children and orphans are led across borders. Night's chill breath, flecked with shelling and gunfire. In a free immersion dive, no fins are permitted—use only your arms or a rope for orientation. Before finally taking the next breath, sometimes divers black out, lose all consciousness.