The Impossible Honu
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There is no need to be perfect to inspire others .... Let people get inspired about how you deal with the impossible. - Unknown
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This is my first entry for the #PlanetOrPlastic contest for The National Geographic of less then 500 words
This short story describes a little girl called Lana who spots something unknown swimming in the near the stacks overlooking the piloted Hawaiian waters.
Little Lana learns how these mythical creatures have come close to impossibility.
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