Happy. Just in my swim shorts, barefooted, wild-haired, in the red fir…

Jack Kerouac
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Happy. Just in my swim shorts, barefooted, wild-haired, in the red fire dark, singing, swigging wine, spitting, jumping, running - that's the way to live. All alone and free in the soft sands of the beach. ✨ Jack Kerouac (1986). The Dharma Bums, p.7, Penguin
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Happy. Just in my swim shorts, barefooted, wild-haired, in the red fire dark, singing, swigging wine, spitting, jumping, running - that's the way to live. All alone and free in the soft sands of the beach. ✨ Jack Kerouac (1986). The Dharma Bums, p.7, Penguin

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