In the time that they were taking a bath the water plays the same role of unifying Annie and her mother. ... When I was a small child, my mother and I used to go down to Rat Island on Sundays right after church, so that I could bathe in the sea. ... But once Annie consumes all the water, she is overwhelmed with it, and breaks open, spilling the water and returning it back to the sea. ... The water ran back and made up the sea again, and again I was walking through the warm soot "only this time wet and in tatters and not going anywhere in particular. ...

• Word Count: 1549
• Approx Pages: 6
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• Grade Level: High School