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When I was a young girl,
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my uncle took me on a tropical cruise.
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But there was a terrible storm
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and the boat sank.
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I managed to swim to a deserted island
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with a young boy, named Nigel.
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Together we had to learn to survive.
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Fortunately the ocean provided its bounty,
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which Nigel would catch every day.
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Later, I would forage inland
for fruit and vegetables
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from the endless varieties
of trees and bushes all over the island.
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We busied ourselves chopping palm
fronds and lacing them to bamboo
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with dried seaweed and snot.
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This not only provided us
with a safe haven from the rain.
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but sheltered us
from the relentless Santa Ana winds
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which would periodically
ravage the island.
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The years passed and as we grew up,
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we began to notice
strange new feelings awakening in us.
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There was no one around to explain this.
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We had to learn by ourselves.
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Then one day he went fishing.
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That was the last I ever saw of Nigel.
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I spent months by myself on that island,
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until I was finally rescued
by a passing ship.
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I'll never forget my feeling of relief.
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You can't imagine what it's like
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to be separated from your family
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at such a young age.
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I think I can.
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When I was about six years old,
my momma took me to the city.
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We went to one of those big old
department stores, and I got lost.
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They tried to page her,
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but the PA system was on the fritz.
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I never saw my momma again.
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Some people
from the cosmetics department
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fed me a bowl of soup and some bread.
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Days stretched into weeks.
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One February they got jammed up
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during the semi-annual
Lincoln's birthday sale.