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Where, in the darkness, Mr.Griffin waits. Above him the
trees sway dangerously and violently. A sudden gust of
wind blows his hat off his head, and cursing, he rushes out
onto the beach after it...just as the tree he was standing
under comes crashing down onto the sandy ground.
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As the small ship pulls into the lagoon later than expected,
Mrs. Griffin looks for her husband from the deck. She
gives a start when she sees him sitting on the beach, staring
at a fallen tree. When the vessel lands by the beach,
Mrs. Griffin quickly leaves the boat and runs to her husband.
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When Mrs. Griffin reaches her husband he looks up at her
with tears in his eyes, and stands up, shaking head to toe.
"That tree almost hit me," he says to his wife, fear in his
voice. He looks at his lovely wife, and shaking his head, holds
her tightly, and screams "I can't do it."
Mrs. Griffin is now completely confused. "Can't do what?"
As the words leave her mouth, she sees her husband look over
her shoulder, and scream "No Stop! Please!" Before she can
turn her head, she hears the gunshots and suddenly feels
herself falling into the surf.
Her husband tries to grab her. She can hear him, screaming,
crying. At someone else? At her? As she dies, the last thing she
thinks is "What the hell just happened?"
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