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1. We came upon a long, windy, dark road. At the end of the road, is a large, abandon mansion. There was a large overgrown horseshoe driveway went in one gate and out another. The windows are all shattered and the bricks were crumbling. The doors and inside of the house were burnt. We could smell an odor like mold and decaying animals. The house was pitch black, with no lights. This home was not very welcoming to us.

2. My happy place is the pasture and the barns. I'm happy because the sun is shining down and I have my horses. The horses are red, bay, buckskin. and white/grey. I can ride like the wind. I am able to jump over ditches. Being outside is truly my happy place.

3. Wal-Mart on Black Friday will be chaotic place. People

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