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Bring your own, or rent one. Lots of people enjoy blazing across the waters around Honeymoon Island. In the background, the condos and resorts of Clearwater Beach confirm your presence in a paradise of sunshine and seaside fun.
"... Betty Jo was startled to see something rising up in the water beneath her as she sped along. She twisted the throttle hard to get past the object so it would not strike the bottom of her jet ski. It rattled her to see the large shape looming up out of the blue-green water.
It broke the surface just behind her, and she screamed. It was a hand. Not just any hand. It was a HUGE hand! It was big enough to hold her jet ski in it like a bar of soap. She gunned it hard and sped away, watching over her shoulder as the hand rose out of the water, clutching at thin air as water drained off of it like a waterfall.
With a jolt, Betty Jo realized it was trying to grab her. Suddenly her blood ran cold. What now? What next? The hand turned slowly in her direction and sunk below the water's surface. This was not good. She didn't know where it was now, but she was sure it wasn't gone for good. She turned her craft toward the shore and gunned it again. There, ahead of her, it was coming up again, rising up from whatever dark depths had kept it hidden before now. She shrieked as she twisted the throttle as far as it would go and the hand shot up toward her speeding craft..."
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