There comes a time in every rightly constructed boy's life when he has…

Mark Twain
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There comes a time in every rightly constructed boy's life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure. ✨ 1876 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, ch.25.
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