They accepted the pleasures of morning, the bright sun, the whelming s…

William Golding
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They accepted the pleasures of morning, the bright sun, the whelming sea and sweet air, as a time when play was good and life so full that hope was not necessary and therefore forgotten. ✨ William Golding (1954). Lord of the Flies, p.75, Penguin
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