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My America

A girl named Elizabeth is onboard a ship with her friend named Jessie that she met at the docs. The ships came from England. They have just came to land and have started building houses. They have met another nine year old named Claire. There was a ship lost in a storm that has not came to land yet. Elizabeth has a twin brother named Caleb who has bad lungs and had to stay behind in England with her mama’s cousin. They have started building a house in America. Elizabeth’s house will be next to Jessie’s

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