The Helicopter-Personal Narrative

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Have you ever wondered what would happen if your favorite things in the world would one day just disappear with no trace of their remains? The beauties of the Last Frontier, otherwise known as Alaska, are slowly disappearing and leaving no remnants. Each year, the ice grows thinner and thinner and arrives much later. Not too long before the beauty, which we have in our own backyard, will soon disappear.
This past summer I went on a trip to Alaska with my family, and this magical state has a special place in my heart that nothing else can even compare to. We rode in a helicopter up the ice-capped, rugged mountains soaring above and beyond the thin blanket of clouds. The thumping of the main rotor on top of the helicopter permeated the inside

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