Carolina QuotesDon't flang him off the bluff, boys. Tain't christian.
Cormac McCarthy Carolinian
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- Outer Dark (1968)
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- 1968
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“Don't flang him off the bluff, boys. Tain't christian.” Cormac McCarthy. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-62595A130C. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/62595a130c
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