Like most beaches, Tower Beach had sand and waves, but ____ most beaches, it also had a tall, gray, and ____ tower that you could ____, though we never had. Instead, we'd just debate what it was for. My big brother thought it had once ____ a lookout for enemy vessels, but his best friend countered that it was for whale watching, while I kept my ____ to myself. One bright morning, I ran down to the water. We had just ____ for our last day at the beach and I looked back to see dad setting up our picnic. As I walked back I watched him ____ out potato chips and peanut butter sandwiches ____ a bag, while my brother and his friend were already arguing about the tower. I returned just as dad was ____ they go investigate, explaining that they'd never ____ unless they did some research. So, even though the tower looked ominous, we took our sandwiches and trudged out to it. Inside there was a wooden staircase adorned with bird nests and spider webs, and light ____ down through air that was frigid despite the ____ sun outside. At the top, my brother and ____ friend stayed quiet, but a small wooden lever under the window caught my attention. Etched on the wall to ____ side of it were arrows pointing in opposite directions. I whispered, "It's a time machine." They laughed and ____ it was time to go swim. After their laughter finished echoing, I ____ for a while. I admit I was a ____ scared, but I turned the handle to the left. Nothing happened so I sighed and ____ back down. I walked toward our blanket and ____ up to see dad pulling potato chips and sandwiches out of a bag. As I ____ closer I heard him say, "Why not go investigate? You'll never know unless you do some research."

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