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Personal Narrative-My Most Destructive Hurricane

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Once upon a time the most destructive hurricane in history came to my city. I was in the kitchen when I got a weather alert about Hurricane Sky. it said it was coming to us and is going to hit in two days. As soon as I heard this I started preparing. First I went to Publix to get water and canned food that can last for a while just in case I don 't get a chance to get food after the storm. Next I went to my garage and got the shutters. It took me hours to put them up alone and by the time I finished doing this the storm was a day away. I then went to home depot and got batteries, flashlights, a radio, a generator, and bought a raft just in case. I later took my car and went to the gas station that had a huge line. I waited an hour and finally

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