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On the night of June 8, I was watching a (36) TV show with my family. We got a little nervous when the TV news said that there might be a (37) thunderstorm. But there are often bad (38) in June, so we all watched the end of the TV show and went to bed. Soon after we went to sleep, I (39) up and saw bright lightening in the sky. It was so bright that the whole mom (40) white. I heard a sound that was like a hundred airplanes flying past the house. I had never heard such a noise in all my life. Suddenly, the whole house began to (41) , and the floor under me seemed to fall away. I knew I should get to the basement, but it was too late. 1 got a (42) hold of the bed as I felt myself falling into the darkness. After ten minutes, the tornado was over. I was so (43) that I couldn’t move. (44) . I could hear people shouting. I began to look for my family. I found my parents lying under some pieces of wood. (45) . My sisters had cuts, but they were OK too--another miracle. (46) . There was still lightening and a strong wind, but no rain. By 2:00 a.m. the first ambulances arrived. In their lights we could see what was left of our town. Our house, our neighbors’ houses, the trees, the stores, the school, and all that I knew were gone.