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The Florida Keys: A Short Story
Once upon a time, there was a family that lived in a cabana on a deserted island in the Florida Keys The family was a family of four that had lived there since their plane crashed on their way back from vacation. The family had two kids and two parents’ the kids names were Tanner and Daniel and the parents’ names were Ethan and Clarissa. The family was unfamiliar with the territory but they happened to find shelter in the cabana and they fished for food and found a waterfall in the center of the island.

The family went to sleep one night when there was a bad storm coming that night. The family was sleeping and the storm was really cracking and very loud so it stopped and then started back up and the lightning hit the cabana and it caught on fire and the family didn't realize it and it burned and burned and then the dad smelled the burning wood and woke up and the fire had completely engulfed the roof. The father said wake up the house is on fire. We need to get as much stuff we can grab valuables and get away. …show more content…
They fled to the woods and watched their house of 7 years burn to the ground. The family sent the boys to go get some water Tanner and Daniel filled jugs and went to join the rest of their family. That night they built a bonfire and slept around it. The next morning they got up they decided to gather their belongings and set out to find them a new place to live. They have never really explored the rest of the island because they never had reason until now.

Now that they had reason to they set off to find a new
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