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Could anybody be so crazy as to look for sport in mid - ocean in a thing like this ? ' These questions prodded the pride of the Thetans . Their schooner was a staunch little ship , designed especially for ocean cruising .
Could anybody be so crazy as to look for sport in mid - ocean in a thing like this ? ' These questions prodded the pride of the Thetans . Their schooner was a staunch little ship , designed especially for ocean cruising .
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The Seine is a little creek compared with the Hudson , ' the boy from Poitiers said , ' but look what they have made of it ! ' It was n't necessary to put into words what ' they ' have made of it . All the returning Americans could see ...
The Seine is a little creek compared with the Hudson , ' the boy from Poitiers said , ' but look what they have made of it ! ' It was n't necessary to put into words what ' they ' have made of it . All the returning Americans could see ...
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But it looks like silver , ' I was informed , doubtingly . ' Lots of things look like what they are not . A crocodile looks like a log , a python like a hanging branch . Why should this not look like silver ? ' That went home .
But it looks like silver , ' I was informed , doubtingly . ' Lots of things look like what they are not . A crocodile looks like a log , a python like a hanging branch . Why should this not look like silver ? ' That went home .
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