Duck and Cover
Off in the distance somewhere behind me, I could vaguely hear the voices of the others in the rafts floating down the rushing White Salmon River. As our boat continued to float down the stream, the green foliage on the banks slowly passed by. The sunlight danced in our eyes off the ever changing river. For the fourth time today, the oars man yelled, “Cover!” In one swift motion, we all quickly sank to the bottom of the boat, jamming our feet into the crevices under the front seats. Simultaneously we pulled our light weight plastic paddles along the side of the boat and threw our arms over the rear seat, hanging on as if our lives depended on it. Sitting there on the bottom of the raft, I felt my heart beat with a nervous rhythm anticipating wh
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Mother Nature, Salmon River, , white salmon, oars yelled cover, White Salmon, yelled cover, Salmon Waterfall, oars yelled,
Approximate Word count = 505
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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