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Charlie was an 19 year old fisherman from a religious family. Charlie's family were blacksmiths, but he decided that he wasn’t interested in doing that. Charlie always liked going to the pier and watch the fisherman come off the boat with their catch of the day. When he was 10 years old he decided to become a fisherman. Ava was an 18 year old baker and grew up in the house next to Charlie’s. THey went to church together and became very good friend. It was a usual Sunday after church and Charlie and Ava were walking through town on their way home when it happened. A huge group of Puritans surrounded them. They were getting pushed around by the massive group. The were kicking them and pushing them. They pushed Ava to the ground and they staring

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