may both be surprised.
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When he was young
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a front seat at the greatestopen-air theatre in the world:I’m sat here on my coat upon the rockwhich reappears each time the tide recedesleaving the sand so smooth as ifthe sea were demonstrating beautifullythe relation between its ferocity and power,and innocence, perhaps forgiveness; there’sa little runnel of water around the rockwhere I sit, notebook and…
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How wise
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