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Introduction |
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You
have spent the past few weeks studying the facts and folklore
of the 19th Century American West. In order to reward
you for the hard work that you have done, your history teacher
decided to take your class on a field trip to
Wild West City
in
Netcong, NJ. At Wild West City you will have the
opportunity to experience "The Best of the West in the Heart
of the East". |
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 The
day is finally here. As you wait for the bus in the
front lobby of the school you are all ready for the trip.
You and your friends decided to emerge yourself in the culture
of the Old West, so you dressed up in your finest cowboy
attire and have filled your I-Pods with the best
country-western music you could find. |
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The
bus ride only took about forty-five minutes and you are now
entering the parking lot. As soon as all of the students
have exited the bus, your teacher hands out the itinerary for
the day and asks you all to follow it carefully. On the
top of the page it clearly states that you must meet back at
the bus at 1:00 sharp. In order to get back to school on
time the bus must leave promptly, so the penalty for being
late is Saturday morning detention for one month. Your
teacher reminds you of some last minute rules, and now you are
all free to wonder The City. |
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 During the day you have spent most of your time with three
of your friends. Together you have ridden on the train
and the stagecoach, watched the cowboys perform their rope
tricks, petted the horses, and listened to some music in the
saloon. It is now about 12:45 and you realize that you
need to start making your way back to the bus. |
While walking toward the through the town, you recap the parts
of the day that you enjoyed the most. You see a few
classmates that you have not run into all day, and as you turn
to call out to them, you trip over a log and cannot catch your
balance. You start to fall, and it seems like forever
before you hit the ground, but when you do, you hit hard, and
you smack your head on the log. You try to ask for help,
but just as you open your mouth to speak, everything just
turns black. |
 When
you wake up you have no idea what happened. Then you
feel the bump on your head and realize that you fell.
Your friends help you to your feet and you hear a sound that
is slightly familiar. As you try to think about where
you've heard it before, you're pushed out of the way.
When you turn around you see that men on horseback have just
passed by at full gallop. Then you hear gunshots.
The next thing you know the sheriff mounts his horse and
rides after the other men. You are even more confused
than before. When you start asking people questions
about what is happening you realize that you are no longer
at Wild West City, you are actually in the Wild West! |
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Somehow you have left the 21st century and returned to the
19th century. Your friends tell you that you were on your way home from school
when the local bank was held up, and that you were lucky to
be pushed out of the way before the shots were fired.
You think everyone is crazy, but then you realize...
It could be fun to live in the Wild West! |
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