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John Bailey's Short Story
John Bailey was a local fisherman for Bailey's Bait Shop, a company that has been owned by his family for 3 generations. It was Friday which meant he had to go and collect more fish for the shop. As he gathered his things, he didn't hear the announcement that came on the radio, a gigantic storm was approaching and that no one should go out on the water. Not hearing this information, John board his boat and began on his adventure. A few moments later, John noticed a black fog sneaking up behind him. The fog covered the ocean like a thick black blanket, preventing him to see. The ocean started going insane, waves crashing left and right and before he knew it John no longer had control over his boat and crashed into what he thought was the dock.
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