Tsunami and Spirits: Fran's Story of Them and Us by Frances Byrne

7/31/2019 Tsunami and Spirits: Fran's Story of Them and Us by Frances Byrne

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Ketjr ' dkf s%cijf klcut k` j`tmrj pkbijt ce bmokrjttjs,tdjy em`k""y krrm#jf kt 6p!%!


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Vdj tdjy wjrj c` tdj %c#j kokm`, ocmò m tc %y ljfrcc%! Vdjy skmf tdj j`jroy wks #jry strcò m` %y rcc%!Hcd` wks k %jfmu%, wdc dkf tdj klm"mty tc k""cw spmrmts tcj`tjr dms lcfy tc j`kl"j bc%%u`mbktmc`! Vdjy fjbmfjf tdkttdms %ky lj k` cptmc`, sc wj bcu"f em`f cut j5kbt"y wdc tdmsspmrmt wks k`f wdkt dj wk`tjf! Vdj` tdjy bcu"f tdj` sj`f dm%tdrcuod tc tdj wdmtj "modt tdus "jk#j %y dc%j! Hj``y, tdj ctdjr

%k` k`f ' stccf m` %y ljfrcc%! Hcd` stccf m` tdj fccrwky!Vdjy tc"f %j tc m%kom`j %ysj"e m` k wdmtj bmrb"j k`f tdkt tdjytcc wcu"f put %j m` k wdmtj bmrb"j ks wj"", ks tdjy ejkrjf tdktwdj` Hcd` k""cwjf tdj spmrmt tc j`tjr dms lcfy ' bcu"f lj m`fkòjr! ' fmf` t i`cw wdkt tc j5pjbt cr wdkt wks ocmò tcdkppj` `j5t! .y djkrt wks tdu%pmò, ' ust wk`tjf tdms c#jr!8c ' m%kom`jf tdj wdmtj "modt surrcu`fmò %j ecr prctjbtmc`!

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dkmr lut ' k% `c wdcrj, ' tdcuodt tc %ysj"e! Vdj` Hcd` s lcfywks tdrcw` fcw` tc tdj e"ccr, ks me sc%jc`j imbijf dm% m` tdj

lkbi ce dms "jos k`f dj e"mppjf c` dms lkbi! 0j orck`jf m` pkm`! ' stkyjf wj"" kwky, `ct i`cwmò wdkt dkf ust dkppj`jf!Hj``y k`f tdj ctdjr %k` rk` tc dm%! 0j %ck`jf tdkt djtdcuodt dms lkbi wks lrcij ! 0j wks m` j5trj%j pkm`! 'tdcuodt, 's tdms ecr rjk" cr krj tdjy puttmò c` k sdcw Luttdj`, wdy wcu"f tdjy oc tc sc %ubd trcul"j tc sbkrj %j K""tdjsj tdcuodts rk` tdrcuod %y djkf! .y lrkm` fmf `ct wk`t tc

lj"mj#j wdkt ' dkf ust wmt`jssjf!

Vdjy skt Hcd` up wmtd dm% bc%p"km`mò tdkt dms lkbi wksscrj! Hj``y "metjf up dms tjj sdmrt tc sjj me tdjrj wks k`yfk%koj! ' stkrjf trk`sem5jf, `ct eu""y bc%prjdj`fmò tdj smtj mèrc t ce %j! 0j dkf erjsd b"kw %kris k"" fcw` dms lkbi! Vdjywjrj l"jjfmò! 'e ' dkf` t dkf sjj` mt wmtd %y cw` jyjs, 'wcu"f `j#jr dk#j lj"mj#jf mt!

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p"jkfjf wmtd tdj% tdkt tdjy dkf tc ojt rmf ce dm%! Vdjy skmftdjy wcu"f fc tdjmr ljst!


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j`surj dj dkf rjk""y oc`j! K"sc tc b"csj tdj oktjwky tdkt wksm` %y sc` s rcc%! Ks tdjy "jet, tdjy skmf tdkt me tdjrj wjrj k`y%crj prcl"j%s, ' bcu"f pdc`j tdj%! Hust stky strcò, tdjyskmf! ' tdkìjf tdj%!

Vdkt `modt ' fmf` t s"jjp kt dc%j, ' stkyjf kt %y smstjr sdc%j wmtd %y bdm"frj`! ' rjtur`jf tdj `j5t fky, `ct tj""mò %ybdm"frj` wdkt dkf dkppj`jf m` tdjmr dc%j! ' wks #jry `jr#cus

lut tc %y k%k&j%j`t tdj dcusj wks umjt! ' stm"" fmf` t s"jjpwj"" ecr tdj `j5t wjji j5pjbtmò tdj uùsuk" `cmsjs k fecctstjps, lut tdjy dkf stcppjf! Kt "kst ' s"jpt kt `modt kokm`!

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