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My Fabulous Boat Trip Adventure: The Beginning

“This really isn’t a good idea, Brian” I said to my brother, but it was obviously no use.He had already started up the big hill that led to the abandoned Boy Scout camp with our cousin, Melanie, while I sat in the boat with Julia.Julia, usually the most wild one of the group, was completely out of character today, jittering in fear under the blanket I had brought along for the ride.”Julia, you can come out now, there aren’t any spiders” I called to her from the back of the boat.Our cousin Jules had had an unfortunate run-in with a water spider a few years back, and so she is always completely terrified that one of the nasty little things will jump from the dock and attack her or something.”Jules, there are no spiders, trust me” I said as I tied the boat loosely to the dock.I was the only one who could legally drive the watercraft, so naturally I was dragged along on all of my little brother’s fabulous adventures.While we never really got in any trouble out on the lake, I had a bad feeling about this trip.

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