I am a shark, Cassie, he says slowly, drawing the words out, as if he …

Rick Yancey
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I am a shark, Cassie, he says slowly, drawing the words out, as if he might be speaking to me for the last time. Looking into my eyes with tears in his, as if he's seeing me for the last time. A shark who dreamed he was a man. ✨ Rick Yancey (2013). The 5th Wave, p.307, Penguin
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