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                                                     Chapter  Two





            Twenty  years  ago  a  small  boat  was  shipwrecked  on  the  cliffs  of  the  Never














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          Ending.  The  seasick  people  aboard  the  ship  were  stranded  and  eft  with  nothing  but










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          the  wood  from  the  ship  and  the  few  supplies  they  had  eft.  They  built  small  huts





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          for  shelter  n  the  raging  storm  and  had  rationed  their  food  for  months.  Until









          finally  a  wagon  was  sent  from  a  city  kilometres  away.  The  weak  and  sick  people








          rejoiced  happily  at  the  prospect  of  fresh  food  and  dry  clothes.  Now  many  of  the



























          houses  have  now  been  rebuilt  except  for  a  small  hut  perched  right  on  the  edge  of
















          the  cliffs.  Far  below  them  the  sleepless  sea  raged  and  sent  mighty  waves  up  to













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          the  house,  mad  that  t  hadn’t  fallen  and  had  survived  all  these  years.  The  house  was










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          worn  from  the  weather  and  slightly  crumbling  at  the  edges  but  still  veable.



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          Oysters  and  barnacles  clung  tightly  to  ts  rotting  walls  and  yet  t  was  the  beloved






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          home  of  two  happy  ttle  children  called  Audrey  and  John,  who  ved  with  their  oving




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          parents.  The  door  was  flung  open  and  a  young  girl  at  the  age  of  6  skipped  out,  a























          wooden  basket  slung  over  her  arm.  Don’t  forget  the  oranges!”  a  voice  called



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          after  her.  Audrey  nodded  and  skipped  off.  Her  brother  John,  a  small  boy  who



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          was  dentical  to  the  girl,  with  sandy  hair  and  bright  blue  eyes  that  shone  ke




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          lighthouses,  walked  out  of  the  house.  Sighing,  he  sat  down  on  the  edge  of  the  cliff,










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          staring  out  nto  the  waves  and  at  the  distant  horizon.  He  sat  there  for  hours  until
















          a  small  dainty  hand  was  placed  on  his  shoulder.  His  sister  sat  down  beside  him  and

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          they  ooked  out  at  the  waves,  their  arms  around  each  other.  They  sat  there  n


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          companionable  silence  until  their  parents  called  them  for  dinner.
















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                                  Two  months  ater  the  winter  had  come  and  spirits  were  ow.

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                                  John  and  Audrey  were  taking  the  ong  climb  up  the  rocky  path
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                                  to  their  house  when  their  mother  came  running  down  the  hill









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                                  looking  distressed.  Come  quickly,”  were  the  only  words  that







                                  slipped  from  her  mouth.  The  twins  ooked  at  each  other



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                                  worriedly  and  ran  after  their  breathless  mother.





                                  As  they  reached  the  house  the  twins  saw  to  their  horror  that



















                                  had  unfolded.  There  was  a  wagon  and  horse  outside  their  home.











                                  Painted  on  the  white  fabric  of  the  wagon  was  a  red  cross.








                                  The  girl  slipped  her  hand  nto  her  mothers  and  her  brother  did


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          the  same.  Each  taking  a  deep  breath  the  boy  pushed  open  the  door  and  they






          walked  n.
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