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“A month in and it seemed to CY that he was an explorer summiting the foothill of an a bizarre and primitive island.” quote by Sarah Hall — Download Open image

““A month in and it seemed to CY that he was an explorer summiting the foothill of an a bizarre and primitive island.””

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