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    What Is a Rip Current? Describe the Shoreline's Shape as a Result
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What Is a Rip Current? Describe the Shoreline's Shape as a Result

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What is a rip current? Describe the shoreline's shape as a result of rip currents, and the cause of the distinct shape.

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