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Scotty and his family made plans to go to America for two months. When they arrived in America Scotty was shocked about how much different America was from Britain. He had various questions running through his head like do they really shower their vegetables? Are there really gay rights for the people? Do they actually have ghettos here? The first place he went was the gas station. When he got to the store he went in to buy some food. He was astonished at all the different types of candy like; sour patch kids, Hersey bars, and Milky ways. All of a sudden the doors burst open. A man with a deep voice in a black mask came through the doors. The man started shooting at the air aimlessly. Scotty was fascinated that already on his first day in America

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