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A Narrative Essay On A Float In Water

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i wouldn’t be standing heer today if it weren’t for my sister Pam’s quick thinking and ingenuty. One summer day when I was about 7 my mom, dad, sister and I went to Wooley Hollow State Park to picnik and swim. Hot dogs for grilling and icee cold watermelon filled the cooler, but Pam and I could think of only one thing – SWIMMING The fist thing we did was head to the water. It was a hot day, and the water felt so nice and refreshing. The float had been pulled up pretty cloose to the bank so the little kids could play on it. pam was taunting me because I wouldn’t jump off the deep end. After much playing and splashing, the float deck was covered in water this caused it to be very slick. Time and again I jumped off the float, and then

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