The Burton's Child
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People are not always who they seem to be.
What happens when a man meets the woman of his dreams? Well he falls in love and they live happily ever after right? That's always what happens.
That's where you're wrong. She may just be more than the beautiful woman her perceives her to be. She may just come from a crazy how filled with crazy people.
You just might never know..... unless you read to find out.
*I had to write this for my AP English class, so I figured I'd share it with you all. It's a short story in the style of Edgar Allan Poe.
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