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Rutae:
by Austin T. and Nick J. ===The soft current was slowly pushing me along. Schools of fish swam bye in perfect unison. Everything was peaceful in Lake Michigan. Swoosh! A rush of water. Everything was swirling at once. I frantically looked around until I spotted the dark outline of… the Alligator Gar. It was hot on the tail of a large mouth bass swimming for it’s life. The hard jaws finally closed around the bass. It was over. These were dangerous times for smaller fish like me. Just as I was thinking my friend swam up next to me and asked if I saw the Alligator Gar. He was a small mouth bass like myself; he had shining silver scales and a red-fanned tail. Right then I decided I was going to journey to the other side of the lake. “Alrighty then good luck Rutae.” He responded. The next day I was off on my journey. Swimming the first day was rough and I was deeply disturbed at what I saw. As I was swimming I saw a pike with a large black spot on it. The pike looked deathly sick and was swimming slowly. I looked closer and saw it was a lamprey, the parasite of the lake. The pike would probably die very soon. ===

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After a hard day of traveling I took a rest. The next day high noon I reached the oxygen fields as they were called. This spot was rich in oxygen caused by the immense amount of plants. They gained sunlight and gave out tons of oxygen ======

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On my final day of traveling I made it to the Promised Land, the other side of the lake. I saw beautiful spots of grasses, the sunlight streamed down into the water flickering on the lake floor. It’s good to be home. ygen. ======

**Word Count: 298**
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