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Rainsford: A Fictional Narrative
Rainsford jumped up from the sand and ran to the water. “A ship!”, he cried. All off the men were frantically waving the ship down. It was a relief when the ship started towards the shore of the tiny island to rescue them. The ship had floated up to the island, and the angels who saved them got off and walked over to the group. As soon as the two men got off the ship Rainsford recognized his saviors as none other than Whitney and the captain. “Rainsford, is that you?” Whitney yelled over the loud waves. Rainsford and the crew ran towards the ship and Whitney gratefully. “Whitney,” Rainsford started, “I promise I’ll tell you everything, but for now I would just like to go home.” With those words the men piled onto the small boat and
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