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Be Not Afraid Accidentsthere were shifting sinkholes. But summer 1982 was aroaster, and even if you couldn’t swim, playing in thecool sand provided at least some relief from the heat.So did wading.Not one to break her word, Evelyn wouldn’t join inat first. But one day she got tired of being splashed andteased, and within minutes she was leading a game oftag in the shallows. Before long, one of her playmatesspotted a sandbar a little way out and suggested thatthey play tag there. Evelyn, the tallest in the group,helped the shorter ones, and they all made it oversafely.When it was time to return home for lunch, Evelynstarted back the same way – or so she thought – witha smaller girl holding tightly to each hand. Halfwayacross the stream, all three stepped into a deepsinkhole. The rest of the children, still on the sandbar,shrieked in terror as they watched the girls struggle tostay afloat. Luckily an older boy nearby heard theircries and came running, dove in, and swam to therescue. But as all three lunged toward him, he wasoverwhelmed, and gasped, “Someone has to let go – Iwon’t make it!” Evelyn released her grip, and he beganto make for safety with the two younger children.Once at the shore, he rushed back into the water forEvelyn. But it was too late. She had vanished. By then,8