title: Alive!: Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary People Who Survived Deadly Tornadoes, Avalanches, Shipwrecks and More!
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  Copyright © 2021 by Melanie Jacobson
  
  All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,
  distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without prior written
  permission.
  
  Melanie Jacobson
  
  11923 NE Sumner St.
  
  STE 317019
  
  Portland, OR. 97250
  
  Publisher’s Note: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and
  incidents are a product of the author’s imagination. Locales and public names
  are sometimes used for atmospheric purposes. Any resemblance to actual people,
  events, institutions, or locals is completely incidental.
  
   **Table of Contents**
  
  Title Page
  
  Copyright Page
  
  Chapter One
  
  Chapter Two
  
  Chapter Three
  
  Chapter Four
  
  Chapter Five
  
  Chapter Six
  
  Chapter Seven
  
  Chapter Eight
  
  Chapter Nine
  
  Chapter Ten
  
  Chapter Eleven
  
  Chapter Twelve
  
  Chapter Thirteen
  
  Chapter Fourteen
  
  Chapter Fifteen
  
  Chapter Sixteen
  
  Chapter Seventeen
  
  Chapter Eighteen
  
  Chapter Nineteen
  
  Chapter Twenty
  
  Chapter Twenty-One
  
  Chapter Twenty-Two
  
  Chapt