Based on the excerpt provided, the story seems to belong to the adventure genre. The description reflects a journey involving challenges and the characters' survival after enduring something significant, which is characteristic of adventure narratives. The setting and elements like being back in civilization after a harrowing experience support this classification.
'Big Water'
Based on this excerpt from the end of a story, what genre does the author use to tell the story?
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fantasy
fantasy
adventure
adventure
mystery
mystery
science fiction
Zuzu
asked by Zuzu
Today I feel only dread. I’m sweating again—my cheeks are flushed. I thought I would feel relieved to be back in civilization, to be rescued from certain death, but instead, seeing the town and the men rushing about on the dock, the boats and sails and horse-drawn wagons, I’m struck again by what we have just endured. I want to find Daniel, see his face, know that he remembers too, but he’s tunneled down beneath the blankets like a mole.
“Parry Sound,” Henry calls out, and I see the blankets covering Daniel begin to stir.
Along the shore, lumber is stacked in piles as high as a schooner. It looks like a pencil drawing done with a ruler—perfect, straight lines. Boats, most of them small, meant for fishing, dot the bay here and there. Some are tied up at dock; others are anchored in the water just past the river. The chimney stacks of houses and large wood-frame buildings whisper smoky murmurs into the sky.
I hear the hwah of a seagull and look up, hoping absurdly to see the bir
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