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Jaws-Personal Narrative

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I watched the movie, scene by scene, frame by frame, rewinding, forwarding, unable to believe my eyes. I witnessed my own murder. The camera caught Susan or Tracy or whatever her name was, tying me up. I looked so foolish, the beatific smile on my face was sickening. I felt like throwing up. On the screen, an old man, shrivelled breasts, untoned stomach, thongs with the bums hanging down, hair greyed, and the woman lithe, strong, firm body, beautiful breasts, flat stomach, satin legs emerging from tiny bikini bottom, filled up the giant screen. A pathetic scene, a laughable spectacle.

I saw that woman push me in the sea, I saw myself struggling to free from myself, bubbles of air coming out from my mouth. And then suddenly, the shark appeared,
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