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When I was in my early 20s, my grandparents lived in this beautiful house on a lake in Michigan.

The house was surrounded by tall trees, and I don't remember any neighbors nearby.

It was in the middle of nowhere, and I loved it.

The water on that lake was so calm, and it looked like glass.

It was the kind of place where you could hear the breeze rustling through the trees and the faint

hum of insects in the distance. It felt so peaceful. My favorite place in the world by far. A perfect

escape from the chaos of this city life that my parents put me in. One of my favorite things to do

while visiting my grandparents there was to take their little boat out onto the lake.

I would bring a book sometimes, some food, but more often than not, I would want to smoke out on that boat since they didn't approve.

I would go out into the middle of the lake where no one could see me, and I would smoke and usually pass

out. Sometimes I would lie there for hours. A few times I woke up and it was dark. Doesn't that

sound incredibly relaxing? I mean, it was heaven. Well, it was until one weird afternoon.

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