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A true story about you

with fun details and surprising twists

Emily Sanders Hopkins
Apr 01, 2021
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Dear Reader,

You are on a wooden raft that is floating in the sea. You cannot see any land, just miles of dark blue water on every side. The sky is cloudless, endless. The sun shines mercilessly, glinting off the rippled surface of the ocean. (Little sparkles here and there.) In your hand, a tuna wrap from Trader Joe’s. On your body, a thin white kaftan.

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