“Mr. Corwin, what are you doing?” The teacher’s sharp question broke through my oblivion. She wanted to know what I was doing. What was I doing? I looked down at the notepad in front of me only to find an extremely graphic, if somewhat crude, drawing staring back at me. I felt my face grow hot as I leaned over the desk in an effort to hide my work.
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There is a remote tropical island in the Pacific called Koratiki. It always has perfect weather all year, bright sun, endless beaches and warm water. It has lush, beautiful jungle and even an active volcano that can put anything in Hawaii to shame.
Despite all of this, civilization has only recently begun to take root there. The natives are wild and savage, with primitive superstitions and a strange culture. They have been warlike and violent for centuries, fighting amongst each other and killing any visitors.
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