I'm right there, swimming the river of hardships but I know how to swi…

Jack Kerouac
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I'm right there, swimming the river of hardships but I know how to swim. ✨ Jack Kerouac (1995). The Portable Jack Kerouac, Viking Adult
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I'm right there, swimming the river of hardships but I know how to swim. ✨ Jack Kerouac (1995). The Portable Jack Kerouac, Viking Adult

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