who is feared by all the people that live on her reservation, Argus. They believed that she has

been cursed by the water monster of Lake Turcot who seeks her life for his own. Her general

lifestyle is an awe to them because she lives outside of traditional ways. She stirs things up with

her uncanny luck and the circumstances that surround her. I believe this is a good story because I

like the way that Fleur did things in her own way, she never let the people dictate her life.

The story begins with Fleur being rescued from Lake Turcot after her boat capsizes and

she goes down into the water. The two men attempt to rescue her and shortly after they succeed

their lives are mysteriously taken. The second time that Fleur almost drowns in the lake a similar

scenario occurs and it is then believed that every man that saves Fleur from the lake will replace

her station in death. This causes the people of the town to be very suspicious and weary of her.

Everyone pretty much steers clear of her just because she is a little different from them. They are

too afraid to try to understand her and get t

the towns fear of her she continues to live and do things as normal as she can. She really doesn’t

Fleur lives a happy life with her daughter and now she has someone to love and love her back.

does. The cosmic forces of the earth are truly a mystery and those that have the power to control

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Approximate Word count = 1232
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)