Personal Narrative: Duck Tape

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One dark and stormy night, I was transporting a load of duck tape on my cargo ship. When all of a sudden the weather started getting rough. The waves were getting so big that we were taking on water. The next thing I knew I was on an island. I had to survive all alone with nothing but my duct tape. All I had was duck tape so I used it to make a big S.O.S on the beach so it would be visible from an airplane. By that time the day was old and the sand was hot so I had to protect my feet. I made a pair of Roman sandals with duck tape. Then with my new “shoes”, I could concentrate on finding water to drink. I took the shrink wrap that was holding the tape on the pallets, and taped it together to make a tarp. Once I did that I made a collection

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