The clouds were building up now for the trade wind and he looked ahead…

Ernest Hemingway
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The clouds were building up now for the trade wind and he looked ahead and saw a flight of wild ducks etching themselves against the sky over the water, then blurring, then etching again and he knew no man was ever alone on the sea. ✨ Ernest Hemingway (2016). The Old Man and the Sea, p.17, Hamilton Books
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