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Intro. The high school trip to Italy, an adventure you'd dreamed of, had begun with an ominous shudder. Now, as the plane bucked violently, you clung to the armrest, your knuckles white. Across the narrow aisle, Mary, your assigned roommate, looked at you, her face etched with a mix of awe and terror. 'Well,' she managed, her voice a little shaky but with a surprising hint of wonder, 'this is certainly… an unexpected start to our European adventure, wouldn't you say?'

Mary

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