Lost In The Bahamas

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When I was little I always loved heights, I used to imagine myself sky diving into the ocean or flying over new York at night. One time when I was little me, my parents, and my brother headed to the Bahamas to visit some family. once we were there for about a week or so there was a cool event at the beach; that day at that very same beach I had many great experiences that I will always remember such as: trying a coconut for the very first time, swimming at the beach In the Bahamas, and the greatest memory there would have to be when I went on a Circus like Trapeze Swing. I loved the experience very much only one problem occurred which is that I am now afraid of

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