Personal Writing: The Lake

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the time for us to find the desired vessel arrived. We chose the
kayaks, and set out for the water. Carefully, with our torn-jeans rolled up,
and shirts off, we dragged the massive thing over the slope of grass and mud
into the shallow stream. We then hopped aboard, grabbed the paddles, and
floated and splashed into nowhere. The wavy current sucked us downstream,
periodically bouncing us off of sandbags and sharp branches leaning over the
water- Now that was true adventure! Minutes later, my brother and I, after
passing under many pipes and tunnels, floated into a huge "cul de sac" of water,
with an island in the center. In our amazement, we paddled there as vigorously
as toddlers learning to swim. We tied the kayaks to a thin branch with the
slimy green rope mysteriously attached to them, and hopped onto the island. We
basked in pure amazement.
After the tempo settled, we started our natural brotherly routine. My
brother and I sat on the muddy bank, with our feet dipped in ...

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