"He would emerge, gasping for oxygen, dripping wildly. Hoisting himself from the river and onto the rocks, he saw his chest had been sculpted by the water. Looking out on the river he saw a reflection so warped that he thought he might be beautiful, and when he walked away, you could see that he was a little different, that day by day he was carrying himself with a bit more satisfaction."I have a great deal of love for the Cataract Gorge in Launceston. These stories are about how a person can connect with a place in such a way that it changes them entirely and sets them up for a different type of life.This work is a collaboration with harpist and Launcestonian, Emily Sanzaro, to who has produced original work for this storytelling project.