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    Improbable Cause
    Improbable Cause
    Improbable Cause
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    Improbable Cause

    By Rena Burgess

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    The world was watching as the lights went out in New Orleans during the biggest football game of the year. The official report blamed the outage on a faulty relay device. But what if it had a different cause?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTemporary Midnight
    Release dateApr 24, 2013
    ISBN9781301274338
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      Improbable Cause - Rena Burgess

      INTRODUCTION

      A couple months ago, our family was gathered together to watch the biggest football game of the year. (Copyright laws prohibit me from using its more common name, but I think most of you know what I mean.) When a power outage occurred midway through the third quarter, my mind went into overdrive.

      I turned to Erick and said, What if it’s a terrorist attack? Or what if it’s a cover for some heinous crime?

      He calmly replied, Don’t say that out loud, you’ll scare the kids. Just write it down and use it as a story idea for later.

      So that’s what I did, and here’s the result. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

      Rena Burgess

      April 2013

      IMPROBABLE CAUSE

      Thank goodness I’m not wearing open-toed shoes.

      As she walked down Bourbon Street, Paula gazed down into the gutter. It flowed with a murky brown liquid—a mixture of alcohol, urine, and she didn’t even want to think about what else. Paula sidestepped to keep from putting her foot into the mysterious puddles, but with the bustle of the crowd, it was hard to avoid. Blaring music pierced her eardrums as she pushed her way through the revelers. A drunken college student stumbled toward her.

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