"There’s a shark. Following the ship."I tried not to look, but couldn’t help it. I saw a flash of dirty white… — James M. Cain
"There’s a shark. Following the ship."I tried not to look, but couldn’t help it. I saw a flash of dirty white down in the green. We walked back to the deck chairs."Walter, we’ll have to wait. Till the moon comes up.""I guess we better have a moon.""I want to see that fin. That black fin. Cutting the water in the moonlight."
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