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When he gets back to the beach, Omar finds the tide has come in. Pete had fallen asleep and Omar's suitcase containing their cash got washed out too far for him to retrieve it. Broke, they looked for Amy at Sea Planet. She takes them to her uncle Ray's guesthouse and he lets them stay for free.
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