I sew his ears on from time to time, sure. ✨ Patrick O'Brian (1990). P…

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I sew his ears on from time to time, sure. ✨ Patrick O'Brian (1990). Post Captain (Vol. Book 2) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels), p.190, W. W. Norton & Company
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I sew his ears on from time to time, sure. ✨ Patrick O'Brian (1990). Post Captain (Vol. Book 2) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels), p.190, W. W. Norton & Company

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