Carolina Quotes"Hello, ship," Jake Holman said under his breath. The ship was asleep and did not hear him.
Richard McKenna Carolinian
Source
Ch. 1
- work
- The Sand Pebbles (1962)
- year
- 1962
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“"Hello, ship," Jake Holman said under his breath. The ship w…” Richard McKenna. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-74752C415D. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/74752c415d
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