... out to a wrought iron balcony. A white washed porch encompassed the body of the house, its rails intertwined with red roses that blessed the thick summer air with their sweet aroma. It had seemed so welcoming then, Vivian thought to herself as she rose from the chair, wearily getting ready for bed. ... move out of the corner of her eye, a quick flash of colour interrupting the stillness of the house for a momentary second before vanishing into the watching air. Vivian dropped the broom and dust pan, letting them fall thunderously to the ground, as she sprinted down the hallway and into h...

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... to a wrought iron balcony. A white washed porch encompassed the first floor of the house, its rails intertwined with white roses that blessed the thick summer air with their sweet aroma. "It had seemed so welcoming then." Amy thought to herself as she arose from the chair, wearily getting ready for bed. She ... dreams since the night he had shown himself to her. From that point on everything had just stopped. The voices, the nightmares, even the unwelcoming air that seemed to once consume the house had vanished. Amy was now in her seventh month of pregnancy and she looked it, her stomach...

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... were the only two souls within a mile of the grassy land. She inhaled sharply at the short compliment, the innocent and soft smell of the wildflowers mixed with the chilled air meeting with her nose, and exhaled with a small giggle. He grabbed the girl's hand, intertwining their boney fingers together and pulled her down into the tall, dew-covered grass with ... the early fall morning, and watched his face carefully,especially his eyes, as they trailed over her own face. She blinked as a slight voice came from what seemed like thin air whispering an inaudible phrase. "What did you say, ...

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... of the earth more. We are so busy building new land and cutting down a million more trees that we are damaging nature. We also have so many things polluting the air such as factories and cars that it effects the earth and what the earth does. I believe if we all contributed to the earth and thought more about how we could ... ...

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... at the same time reality. Towards the end of the film, the reality of death looms over the crew, as the broken down ship sits at the sea floor. The air supply is running out. We see a MS of Lieutenant Werner, as he wakes up abruptly. The camera then cuts to a CU of the Captain who tells Werner: "I"m sorry." At this ... ...

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... sound of the log crashing on the doors. With every hit Laura notices that the supporting pillars of the house would loosen up more and more. Dust was filling the air. Finally the doors swung open with the last triumphant hit of the log. Her father came rushing in. He was exhausted. Then the house pillar came crushing down on him ... ...

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... if she was home, and her father told me she went to the hospital , I drove as fast as I could to Marchland Hospital, I ran up to the front desk gasping for air as I spoke " did Jennifer check in!" and the nurse replied "No sorry" so I drove to St. Franks hospital to see if she was there and sure enough I saw Jennifer in ... ...

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