Up the road, in his shack, the old man was sleeping again. He was stil…

Ernest Hemingway
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Up the road, in his shack, the old man was sleeping again. He was still sleeping on his face and the boy was sitting by him watching him. The old man was dreaming about the lions. ✨ Ernest Hemingway (2016). The Old Man and the Sea, p.38, Hamilton Books
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Up the road, in his shack, the old man was sleeping again. He was still sleeping on his face and the boy was sitting by him watching him. The old man was dreaming about the lions. ✨ Ernest Hemingway (2016). The Old Man and the Sea, p.38, Hamilton Books

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