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Submitted to Contest #54
The beach was a narrow path of silt and slate nestled between the lake and a rocky outcropping of stone blocks and rebar created when the Alpena Municipal Department had plowed the remnants of some old buildings down on to the shoreline to prevent erosion. The beach isn’t even really a beach, Marc thought. Not in the way people imagine beaches. It was quiet, too late in the season for tourists. Even tidal waves spoke softly. He thought of the ocean shore’s majestic roar. This was an admonishment for speaking too loudly in a library. D...
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