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              The wind was blowing harshly, the ground was covered in a thick blanket of snow. A small 

stone creature can be seen walking the back streets and side alleys of downtown vancouver on these 

nights. He does not have a name, but people call him Jim. Jim loves these cold nights, people stay in their 

houses and the streets are his. While walking he notices a strange shoe print in the snow, one he has never 

seen before, it intrigues him. He takes a closer look and can tell he has not seen it before because the shoe 

it comes from a different land, a land he has only heard of... America. Jim is frightened because he knows 

america is a place filled with evil, so he investigates. Jim stiffly moves through the snow following the 

tracks the beach. As Jim looks around he notices a strange man sitting on a log. Jim begins to approach 

the man when suddenly, the sun starts to come up. 

              FLASH! Jim is frozen....

 A couple hours later Jim is awoken, he knows he the man has left, but he has no clue where. 

He begins to walk along the beach, a place that is familiar to him, Jim was built on the beach by some 

kids long ago... this was his home. But now, this place was tainted... by an american. It sickens him and 

he throws up all thats in his stomach, sand. Feeling terrible Jim decides to get a drink, so he goes close 

enough to the ocean to take a sip....