"“In the early morning on the lake sitting in the stern of the boat with his father rowing, he felt quite sure that he would never die.”"
In The Early Morning On The Lake Sitting In The
“In the early morning on the lake sitting in the stern of the boat with his father rowing, he felt quite sure that he would never die.”
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