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... river . On the very edge he would turn a flip - flop into the water . Every boy who failed at the flip - flop was thrown in and ducked . The flip - flop was difficult for me . I was ducked many times before I learned it . " We were ...
... river . On the very edge he would turn a flip - flop into the water . Every boy who failed at the flip - flop was thrown in and ducked . The flip - flop was difficult for me . I was ducked many times before I learned it . " We were ...
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... River , and at the north end of the town of New Amsterdam , in front of Mr. Beckett's house , you will find hoatzins . " Six months later as I drove along a tropical river road I saw three hoatzins perched on a low thorn bush at the river's ...
... River , and at the north end of the town of New Amsterdam , in front of Mr. Beckett's house , you will find hoatzins . " Six months later as I drove along a tropical river road I saw three hoatzins perched on a low thorn bush at the river's ...
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... river mouth , at first playfully , as though he were not really certain whether he meant anything after all . Afterward , when he struck the full current of the Columbia , he plunged straightforward with an unflinching determination ...
... river mouth , at first playfully , as though he were not really certain whether he meant anything after all . Afterward , when he struck the full current of the Columbia , he plunged straightforward with an unflinching determination ...
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