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Reread lines 19-31. Look up and define the words debris and flotsam . use these words to explain where hohns search led him and what he found

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scattered pieces of rubbish or remains.
"workmen were clearing the roads of the debris from shattered buildings"
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Flotsam is defined as debris in the water that was not deliberately thrown overboard, often as a result from a shipwreck or accident. Jetsam describes debris that was deliberately thrown overboard by a crew of a ship in distress, most often to lighten the ship's load.
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