Infinite Ocean Wave

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Just think of a world where Aliens come down wave by wave. The Aliens have advanced technology and the victims of the aliens will never know when the next wave will happen. The first five waves were, lights out, surfs up, Pestilence, silencer, No one knows. But it’s coming. Through out these 5 waves billions of human beings have had to seen there friends and loved ones die in front of their eyes. Just think of seeing somebody dyeing and there is nothing anybody can do about it. In the book The Infinite Sea Cassie is brave, determined and last she has break down moments. Cassie is very brave because she lost her parents after the 3rd wave. When the aliens came down they found Cassie’s family. Her parents had Cassie and her brother hide so the

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