Lesson1FacetoFacewithHurricaneCamille1
Wecanbattledownandrideitout
Windandrainnowwhippedthehouse
Camille,meanwhile,hadrakeditswaynorthwardacrossMississippi
andthegroupheardgun-likereportsasotherupstairswindowsdisintegrated
Waterroseabovetheirankles
Thechildrenwentfromadulttoadultlikebucketsinafirebrigade
Thewindsoundedliketheroarofatrainpassingafewyardsaway
Stripsofclothingfestoonedthestandingtrees,andblown-downpowerlinescoiledlikeblackspaghettiovertheroads
Amomentlater,thehurricane,inonemightyswipe,liftedtheentireroofoffthehouseandskimmedit40feetthroughtheair
RichelieuApartmentsthereheldahurricanepartytowatchthestormfromtheirspectacularvantagepoint
"Everybodyoutthebackdoortothecars
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Lesson2Hiroshima—the"Liveliest〞CityinJapan1
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