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               The Lighthouse Keeper (cont.)
 THE LIGHTHOUSE

 Amara’s       perfectly straight. He was also wearing a pair of navy blue shoes that  restaurants on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floor. Well, here’s your room
 Photo        KEEPER
 Selection:    had been done up with black laces. He had dark brown hair and       key. Your room number is 103, located on the second floor and to
 by Amara      suntanned skin. “Well that will be 24 dollars please.” “OK,” I said,   the right. Oh, and if you want to know where to find all the facilities,
               and handed him the money. “You can give that ticket to the woman    there’s a map of the ship on the nightstand.” “OK,” I said.
               over there and she will guide you on board.” The man called out to   She then walked back down the hallway. I was left standing there
 LOOKING   CHAPTER 1:  SS VALENCIA  me. “OK, thank you,” I yelled back. I slowly walked to where the   in the middle of the room. I looked up the staircase, it was huge! It
 OFF IN        woman was standing. “Ticket please,” she said. “I’ll be your guide.”   started off really wide and got smaller as it went up. And just like the

 THE   I was sitting on a rock overlooking the harbour. Far off in the   I handed her my ticket. “OK,” she said, examining my ticket. She   other room, it had a chandelier hanging from the ceiling. I walked
 CRYSTALS  distance, I think, was Vancouver Island. Out of nowhere there   hurried into the ship. Thinking I was supposed to follow her, I ran   up the stairs and on to the second floor. “Oh no,” I had forgot my
               in too.
 “It almost feels   appeared a ship about ten stories high with people waving on the   room number! I looked down and realized my room number was
 magical, seeing   balconies. The ship was a shiny silver and on the side in bold black   *  implanted into my key. “103” I said and walked down the hallway
 the lighthouse   letters it read SS VALENCIA. I thought of how cool it would be to   Inside the ship smelled of lilacs and roses, not like the harbour that   until I got to my room. I inserted my key and turned it and opened
 through the   be on that ship……. “TICKETS!!!! COME GET YOUR TICKETS   smelled strongly of dead fish. In the middle of the room, hanging   the door. “Oh my, it’s beautiful,” I said with excitement. I walked
 trees and look-  FOR THE SS VALENCIA,” a man shouted. I stood up and started   from the ceiling was a huge gold plated chandelier, and there was a   into my room it smelled like flowers, just like how it did in the main
 ing out at the   to run where the man was standing, not even thinking twice about   room. There was a big bed in the middle of the room with white
 water, where   what I was doing. The man was in a little booth and over the top it   fancy red carpet lining the floor, and over to the right was, well, a   laced blue sheets and on the side table there was a tape player, a map
 you see the   read:  sort of living room with seven red chairs, a lit fireplace and a large   of the ship and a candle. The bathroom was on the left and there was
 rocks where   bookshelf. There was a man sitting in the farthest chair to the right.   a small room with a desk and chair on the right, and to the left side
 the waves have   Third class tickets: $24 per person or a family of four for only $90   He looked like he was very deep into his book. I wondered what
 crashed and   Second class tickets: $29 per person or a family of four for only $110   book he was reading, so I turned my head upside down to see if I   of the bed there was a couch with a fireplace and a book holder, and
 it’s all white. It   could see the cover. “COME ON!” The lady yelled “WHAT ARE    to the right of the bed was a table with four chairs. I walked into the
 feels peaceful.”   First class tickets: $40 per person or a family of four for only $155.   YOU JUST STANDING AROUND FOR?” I jumped at the sound of   sitting room then... “Oh my! Gosh, oh my gosh! I am so stupid!” I
               her voice and hurried after her. We walked down the rest of the hall-  walked over to my bed and collapsed on top of it. Oh my gosh, this

 “Um, I guess I’ll have one third class ticket please,” I told the man in   way, and into a large room.” On the left is the buffet, and to the right   was the worst idea ever. Why would I ever come on this ship?
 the booth. He was wearing a green and black plaid shirt with a white   is the west coast diner,” said the lady, “but it’s only open for lunch
 bow tie. His pants must have recently been ironed for they were   and dinner. The buffet is open for all meals and there are also more


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