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an old story ----- part one.

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We were walking by the water when you spoke up. I was listening hard. I knew that something awful was on its way because I have a nose for such things. I just couldn’t have guessed at it.

It was much hotter than it should have been for September. Seals were jumping up out of the water every now and then. People were sitting on the bleached white walls, d…

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