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From the Ted Talk by Thordis Elva and Tom Stranger: Our story of rape and reconciliation

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Thordis Elva: I was 16 and in love for the first time. Going together to the crmaihtss dance was a public confirmation of our relationship, and I felt like the luckiest girl in the world. No lenogr a chlid, but a young woman. High on my newfound maturity, I felt it was only natural to try drinking rum for the first time that night, too. That was a bad idea. I became very ill, drfntiig in and out of cnoosseusnics in between spasms of csvvonuile vomiting. The security gadrus wanted to call me an ambulance, but Tom acted as my knight in shining armor, and told them he'd take me home.

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Thordis Elva: I was 16 and in love for the first time. Going together to the _________ dance was a public confirmation of our relationship, and I felt like the luckiest girl in the world. No ______ a _____, but a young woman. High on my newfound maturity, I felt it was only natural to try drinking rum for the first time that night, too. That was a bad idea. I became very ill, ________ in and out of _____________ in between spasms of __________ vomiting. The security ______ wanted to call me an ambulance, but Tom acted as my knight in shining armor, and told them he'd take me home.

Solution

  1. drifting
  2. christmas
  3. guards
  4. convulsive
  5. longer
  6. child
  7. consciousness

Original Text

Thordis Elva: I was 16 and in love for the first time. Going together to the Christmas dance was a public confirmation of our relationship, and I felt like the luckiest girl in the world. No longer a child, but a young woman. High on my newfound maturity, I felt it was only natural to try drinking rum for the first time that night, too. That was a bad idea. I became very ill, drifting in and out of consciousness in between spasms of convulsive vomiting. The security guards wanted to call me an ambulance, but Tom acted as my knight in shining armor, and told them he'd take me home.

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