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The Tennessee Tornado

October 31, 2011
By frosty98 BRONZE, Taylors, South Carolina
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Whoever said nothing is impossible never tried slamming a revolving door.

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The Tennessee Tornado
Cameron and raced through the Empty line
To the top.
The red track twisted, turned,
And dropped.
We climbed into a seat
And looked up.
The car climbed and climbed
And climbed.
We went higher
Than the trees.
All of a sudden
We dropped.
We fell into a metal tunnel.
Flash!
A camera snapped a picture.
We flipped on our side,
Then three loopty-loops in a row!
On our sides again!
Finally, we coasted to a stop,
and exited the ride.
I stood up,
and struggled to walk in a straight line,
as everything spun.
Cameron and I walked down the steps.
I felt sick.
Cameron turned around and said,
"Let's do that again!"

The author's comments:
the Tennessee Tornado in Dollywood was the first roller coaster ride. I hope people will feel the excitement and confusion I felt.
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