As Izzy neared the water she began to see that the ocean was violent. In her ears she heard the waves crashing, and as she ran closer, she realized that the waves were giant. Huge rock islands rose out of the water in the distance. They were sharp and serrated and white-tipped. The edges of the beach were equally sharp and jagged. The cove itself looked violent, like half of it had tipped over and spilled directly into the ocean, and like this other half might do the same at any time. The beaches of Douglas, Michigan, were nothing like this. The beaches of Douglas, Michigan, looked like
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