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Drownin' Jules
This is a story about a girl who is forever scared of anything involving water or swimming because of a traumatizing experience she had in the ocean. She was on a cruise with her family, enjoying the Caribbean when a massive wave hit her arm and caused her to have nerve damage. She still to this day is terrified of the ocean and the incident ruined the family vacation.
The Star of this Tragedy 
Julianne Reid is my former roommate. We lived together Freshman year, and have been close friends ever since. I call her Jules for short. I always wondered why during spring breaks, pool parties, and beach trips she did not engage in water activities. Now, we know why.
Audition:
To edit this, I first took out any information that was less relevant so that I could cut down as much time as possible to fit the 1 minute limit using the razor tool. I then looked closer and took out big pauses and words like "um" or "uh". I added some fades between audio clips to make it less choppy, and flow as naturally as possible.
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