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[ JED WAS WATCHING RUTH ... LOOKING OFF OVER THE WATER ]

[ "JED," SHE ASKED, "WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE AN AVIATOR?" ]

[ THERE WAS A MOMENTARY GLIMPSE OF A BRINDLE CAT WITH A MACKEREL CROSSWISE IN ITS MOUTH ]

[ "AND IS HE GOING TO TELL?" SHE WHISPERED ]


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