Creative Writing: Immigrant To The Island

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I arrived at the islands just yesterday. I was a mess when I arrived; I reeked of horrible body odor. My clothes were soaked with salt water, and were as rigid as a board. I had sea sickness, too, so I spent most of the travel throwing up and having diarrhea. I wasn’t the worst, though; some others had fever, and had to be crammed inside a small compartment so none of the others would get sick. For the last couple months of the journey, though, I was emotionally beaten and depressed. I thought I might die out there, and never get to see you again. However, when we arrived at the islands, everything seemed to be perfectly pristine there. The islands were pure paradise, filled with sunshine and gentle waves. Considering that it was October,

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