I was counting the waves, replied Amory gravely, I'm going in for stat…

F. Scott Fitzgerald
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I was counting the waves, replied Amory gravely, I'm going in for statistics. ✨ This Side of Paradise (p. 244)
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I was counting the waves, replied Amory gravely, I'm going in for statistics. ✨ This Side of Paradise (p. 244)

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