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Diary Entry Lord Of The Flies

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Lizzy Minnerath
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Day 1
I woke up and immediately felt the dizziness hit. It was common occurrence for me. I started to sit up, feeling the aches of my body. The rest of the choirboys were spread around me all in various states of awareness. I realized that the sound I previously thought was inside my head seemed to be some sort of ship horn, persistent long beats every ten seconds or so. Soon the sound woke the rest of my choir including our presumptuous leader, Jack, who motioned us to follow the noise. It took us a while to pick through the thick vines hanging all around us but soon we were at the perimeter of the jungle and at the edge of a strip of beach. At the end of the beach was a gathering of boys on an impressive …show more content…

Intrigued by the sight, we joined the group. The boy with the shell seemed satisfied with the outcome, and introduced himself as Ralph. At that moment, the heat caught up to me and I felt my body crumple underneath me. I came back to consciousness about five minutes later in the middle of a vote. Ralph was voted chief of the boys, while Jack would lead us hunters. I felt a flicker of smugness as I watched Jack silently fume over the vote. Surprisingly, Ralph picked Jack and I to go explore and figure out if we were on an island. It was exhilarating to explore mountain with them, we even tipped over a giant bolder just for the fun of it. From the top of the mountain we could see that it was clearly an island without any civilization nearby. We decided that it was time to head back to the beach and …show more content…

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