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    Water

    By Kassandra Alvarado

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    Urban legends aren't real, they were created to terrify children and teenagers. Spread around campfires slowly embellishing the truth. For Naomi, her beliefs have always dwelt toward the rational side. She's about to find out that all legends have a ring of truth to them.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKassandra Alvarado
    Release dateFeb 27, 2016
    ISBN9781311679826
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      Water - Kassandra Alvarado

      Water

      by

      Kassandra Alvarado

      Published by Kassandra Alvarado at Smashwords

      Copyright 2016

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      Cover Art designed by Kassandra Alvarado

      The wheels of the bus jounced its few passengers over the muddy ruts in the road. Thin sedge grass bordered the narrow road snaking through the countryside. A flat land demarcated by a few slopes ended in an indeterminate distance where sparkling blue-green water invited those unfamiliar to its shores. Naomi had grown up there, running barefoot on the sands, gathering pretty shells. Their home by the seaside was decorated with driftwood, her finds after a childhood spent scavenging the wilds.   

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