Carolina QuotesSharks are the criminals of the sea. Dolphins are the outlaws.
Tom Robbins Carolinian
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- Still Life with Woodpecker (1980)
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- 1980
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“Sharks are the criminals of the sea. Dolphins are the outlaw…” Tom Robbins. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-116F1DE21F. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/116f1de21f
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