Article September 24, 2001 Issue

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Swimming with the jellyfish ... and God

Jéssica Lays Amorim dos Santos

ONE day I went to the beach with my family. My cousins and I went into the water to swim for a while. The sea was full of jellyfish, all around, and some swimmers had been stung.

You know, a jellyfish is a little sea animal that looks like jelly, and floats on the water. When it touches people, it really burns them.

Well, on that day, a jellyfish touched my face. It really stung, and my face got very red. I walked out of the water, crying.

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