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Billie Wind's Everglades

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The Evaluation of Billie Wind punished and is sent to the Everglades for not having faith in her tribe’s legends. Billie is in the seminole tribe and she is known to be a doubter of her tribe 's legends. She is a curious.As she is on her expedition, she meets exceptional friends that help her understand her tribe’s legends.Billie Wind identifies her understandings of the Seminole Indian legends through her journey in the Everglades. As she adventures into the deep Everglades with only a few supplies she

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