Men really need sea-monsters in their personal oceans. An ocean withou…

John Steinbeck
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Men really need sea-monsters in their personal oceans. An ocean without its unnamed monsters would be like a completely dreamless sleep. ✨ Sea of Cortez ch. 4 (1941)
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