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Random River Adventures (S&D)

by Issra Omer
(Stanford, CA)

I had found myself waking from a nap and as soon as I opened my eyes, I noticed that I was floating down a river. I was still on top of my bed, which had suddenly turned into a boat. As I was floating down the river, the surroundings began to drastically change.


I was floating through a jungle and could hardly see to either side of me because of the trees and shrubs. Soon I passed the trees and could finally see light, but I couldn’t see ahead of me because of the huge waterfall right in front of me. I remember being extremely terrified, but as soon as I passed the edge it was as though my bed was floating on the air.

When I arrived at the bottom of the waterfall, I saw two blurry figures standing on the riverbanks. As I got closer, I saw the two figures were none other than George Washington and Albert Einstein. The three of us then began to have a deep, philosophical conversation. For some reason, George Washington was deeply upset with Einstein.

Then, all of a sudden, there was a huge gust of wind that moved my bed down the stream and away from Washington and Einstein. After that, I woke up.

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Jun 26, 2011
 INTRESTING
by: Anonymous

I found this so intresting . i'm very courious where else you would have ended up.
Jul 24, 2011
 odd
by: Anonymous

huh. That is an odd dream.
Jan 02, 2014
 Einstein NEW
by: Anonymous

I think george washington was mad at einstein because einstein was right.

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