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Personal Narrative: Canadian Figure Skating Competition
I was right there; This is the moment. One last time around and then I, Pari Singh, am about to win the Canadian Figure Skating Competition. If I just land this jump perfectly, then I will be in the lead. I did it, but I could feel my leg swoop out. Wait, I thought to myself, this isn’t right. My skate didn’t touch the ice yet. I felt as if I were falling a long, long way down . . . then plunk.
I had fallen down to some place I had been before, in a dream. “This has to be the place,” I told myself in a firm voice. It was snowy and decorated for Christmas. This is it. I decided I should explore the village, then I realized where I needed to go: the shop I found in my dream. I needed to get to the shop that sold the special skates that I have wanted for years, but I couldn’t afford them. All I knew was they were sold there; I didn’t know the price.
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I saw a nearby coffee shop. I was tempted to go there, but no, I had to stay in the bitter cold, looking for the shop. “I have seen this place before!” I excitedly announced to myself. Then, I thought to myself, If I find my way back to the skating arena where the contest is being held, I could still win the competition with my new skates. It was starting to get colder outside, but worst of all, darker too.
“Well, I have got a choice,” I said to myself, “I can go to sleep or go into the cold night.” Well, there is a motel close by, so why not take a little rest? Maybe I wouldn’t get back in time for the competition, but I still wanted the skates and nothing could stop me from looking for

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