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6 ."110"." AS I GLANCED OUT OVER THE FA
MILIAR"."BAY,MY MIND WANDERED BACK TO TH
E WAY IT"."USED TO BE WHEN I WAS A CHILD
SPENDING"."SUMMER VACATIONS THERE. IT
WAS ALWAYS"."A FUN-FILLED TIME, WITH THE
COTTAGE"."OVERFLOWING WITH RELATIVES AN
D FRIENDS."."BUT EVEN THOUGH I WAS ALONE
NOW, IT"."WASN'T THE PEOPLE THAT I MISS
ED."."\"."111"." SUMMER WAS STILL A CONS
TANT SUCCESSION"."OF ACTIVITIES - SWIMMI
NG, CANOEING,"."FISHING, WEINER ROASTS,
CAMPOUTS."." THE LAKE STILL LOOKED THE S
AME. SMALL"."BOATS HAD BEEN REPLACED WIT
H LARGE"."POWERBOATS AND WINDSURFERS, BU
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Y."."\"."110"." ONE NOTICEABLE CHANGE WA
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LIVED"."YEAR ROUND AT THE LAKE. FOR YE
ARS,"."AUNT FLOSS HAD BEEN THE ONLY ONE
TO"."WATCH THE CHANGING SEASONS IN HER".
"COMFORTABLE LITTLE HOME ON THE POINT. I
"."LOVED HER FAMOUS FISH SOUP."."\"."111
"." BEAVERS CONTINUE TO CAUSE HAVOC BY".
"RAIDING THE WOODPILES OF COTTAGERS."."M
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HE SHORELINE IN THE EARLY EVENING."." FI
SH GRACE THE TABLES OF COTTAGERS,"."BUT
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USED TO BE SO PLENTIFUL IN THE"."COOL, C
LEAR, DEEP WATERS OF THE BAYS."."\"."110
"." YESTERDAY, THE LOONS WERE PLAYING"."
HIDE-AND-SEEK IN THE COVES, AND LAST"."N
IGHT THE OLD WHIPPOORWILL STOPPED ON"."T
HE FENCEPOST BEHIND THE COTTAGE TO"."SER
ENADE ME AT TWO O'CLOCK IN THE"."MORNING
."."\"."110"." BONFIRES GLOW AS THE COTT
AGERS GATHER"."ROUND THE EMBERS TO COOK
HOT DOGS OR"."ROAST MARSHMALLOWS BEFORE
RETIRING FOR"."THE NIGHT."." SUDDENLY, I
HAD IT! THAT OLD AND SO"."FAMILIAR SOU
ND THAT ECHOED AROUND THE"."LAKE LATE IN
TO THE NIGHT HAD NOT BEEN"."HEARD SINCE
I ARRIVED."." THEY WERE GONE."."
THE END."."\".A.SHILLINGTON
.WHO OR WHAT IS .MISSING.?.
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