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We, the Drowned
We, the Drowned | Carsten Jensen
Carsten Jensens debut novel has taken the world by storm. Already hailed in Europe as an instant classic, We, the Drowned is the story of the port town of Marstal, whose inhabitants have sailed the worlds oceans aboard freight ships for centuries. Spanning over a hundred years, from the mid-nineteenth century to the end of the Second World War, and from the barren rocks of Newfoundland to the lush plantations of Samoa, from the roughest bars in Tasmania, to the frozen coasts of northern Russia, We, the Drowned spins a magnificent tale of love, war, and adventure, a tale of the men who go to sea and the women they leave behind. Ships are wrecked at sea and blown up during wars, they are places of terror and violence, yet they continue to lure each generation of Marstal menfathers and sonsaway. Strong, resilient, women raise families alone and sometimes take history into their own hands. There are cannibals here, shrunken heads, prophetic dreams, forbidden passions, cowards, heroes, devastating tragedies, and miraculous survivalseverything that a town like Marstal has actually experienced, and that makes We, the Drowned an unforgettable novel, destined to take its place among the greatest seafaring literature.
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Yuki_Onna
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1. Tagged. Bought it yesterday on my favourite island bookstore. 🙂
2. Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
3. Wow, this is tough. ... Japan, Ireland, Costa Rica?

#WondrousWednesday #travel #August #summerreading
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@hannah-leeloo @Nute @mdm139 @Enchanted_Bibliophile

kaysworld1 Hello there I was just checking did you get my extra package I sent out? Xx 2y
Yuki_Onna @kaysworld1 Kay! 🤩 Yes, I did recently! DHL didn't notify me properly, as usual, but got hold of it nonetheless.
So sorry not to have thanked you sooner - underwent another major crisis over the last weeks... Still, that's no excuse! Love the bookmarks and can't wait to dive into the book! Thank you so much! 💜
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kaysworld1 @Yuki_Onna oh thank heaven's for that. I hope your crisis sorts itself out and your all safe. I'm glad you got something eventually. Xx 2y
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hannah-leeloo Thanks for the tag sweet ❤️ 2y
Eggs Thanks for playing 📚✈️🗺 2y
Yuki_Onna @kaysworld1 Thank you so much Kay❣️ That's the sweetest gesture ever - I'm blown away by your kindness! I'll let you know when I start diving into the book once I'm back 🌊 2y
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Amandajoy
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My #bookspin & #doublespin for April. Another chunkster for my #bookspin. I‘ve heard this one is good, so hopefully it doesn‘t take me all month.

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 3y
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readordierachel
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Bailedbailed

The cover sure is pretty, but after 75 pages of war and violence and meditations on manhood, I think I'm done. Just not my cup of tea. Also, the language feels a bit stilted, and I'm wondering if that's just me or is an effect of the translation. Spoiler tag in the comments for what finally tipped me over the edge.

readordierachel There is a horrific, protracted scene of a group of boys killing their abusive teacher's dog. 3y
BiblioLitten You‘re right, the cover is pretty 💙🤍 3y
vivastory @readordierachel I forgot about that scene. I read this a few years ago & thought it was okay, but not great. I don't remember a whole lot about it except the scene at the beginning when the crew gets really drunk while fighting 😂 3y
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readordierachel @vivastory Yeah, the opening scenes were quite funny!! I wasn't prepared for it to get so dark. Don't know what I was expecting with a war epic though 🙃 3y
readordierachel @BiblioLitten Isn't it? 😍 3y
j9brown Whoa, glad I read your spoiler, that's a no for me! It was on my TBR too (mostly because of the cover!) Thanks for sharing! 3y
Deblovestoread Thanks for the heads up. That will be a hard no for me! 3y
LeahBergen I bought this book several years ago at a charity book sale, read a bit and thought “meh”, and got rid of it. 😆 3y
readordierachel @j9brown @Kdgordon88 I figured that might be a deal breaker for some folks! 3y
readordierachel @LeahBergen Sounds about right 😂 3y
inthegreensandblues I had this audiobook and bailed quickly, couldn't get into it. Really glad I didn't get as far as your spoiler scene, yeesh. 3y
readordierachel @inthegreensandblues I can't imagine listening to that scene in audio 3y
Cathythoughts Nice cover alright 💙 3y
batsy I'm glad I read your spoiler. Also, meditations on manhood? Yeah, no thanks 😘 3y
readordierachel @Cathythoughts I really like it too 💙 3y
readordierachel @batsy 😂 Right? 💙 3y
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802Librarian
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Jess861
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#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush Day 7

@Hooked_on_books

7 days, 7 covers you love, no explanation. Try to tag someone new each day.

Anyone else interested, consider yourself tagged as well!

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Owlizabeth
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Foragingfantasy Love this cover. I have had this one on my tbr shelf for AGES. 5y
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arubabookwoman
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#7days7covers Day 2
Posting late on Day 2- left my phone at home when I went to the hospital today, so had to wait til I got home to post picture.

batsy Nice one! 5y
Tanisha_A Loveeeee this! 5y
Tex2Flo That is beautiful. Love the look of a woodcut. 5y
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Kalalalatja
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Pics from Google

Denmark has 8.750km of coastline, and you are never more than 52km away from #thecoast, no matter where you are at. This book (which I haven‘t read) is set in a little coastal town on a small Danish Island, and tells the saga of four generations of men going out to sea, and the families they leave behind.

#LillithJuly

Mitch I loved this book... 👍🏼 5y
KarenUK That cover is beautiful 😍💕 5y
LeahBergen I‘ve had this book on my shelf for a couple of years now. 😬 5y
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Tamra The blurb sounds really interesting, though it‘s a chunkster of an investment. 5y
BarbaraBB Great post! 5y
Henrik_Madsen It is a chunkster but it is not a hard read. I absolutely loved it when I read it after it came out. (It is also a tale of two cities, one oreoccupied with farming and the land, the other one focused on the sea. Jensen sides with the mariners.) 5y
Kalalalatja @Mitch @LeahBergen @Tamra @Henrik_Madsen I have wanted to read it for ages, but for some reason I keep forgetting about it. Good to know, it is worth it! 5y
Cinfhen #pagecountphobia 😱😨but I‘m curious enough to think about it!!! 5y
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Notmacaroniandcheese
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Alright here are my options for #makemereadit. I‘ve opted for making an online survey as it seems like it would be easier to keep track of the responses.

https://goo.gl/forms/RHdGGA3qwIe2BpkC3

@TheReadingMermaid

BeansPage Voted ✔️ 6y
rubyslippersreads I voted! 😊 6y
Notmacaroniandcheese Shweet! Thank you all! I‘m excited to get at least one of these “I‘ve been meaning to read that” books off my TBR! :) 6y
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keys_on_fire Voted!! 6y
Librarybelle Voted! 6y
InLibrisVeritas Voted! 6y
Sace Voted! 6y
glitterkitty459 Voted! 6y
shadowspeak17 Voted! 6y
tammysue Voted! 6y
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DGRachel
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While waiting for my brakes to be done at the service center, I walked to Barnes and Noble to use the gift card they sent me. I needed a little retail therapy to cope with the total repair bill. 😭 Tagged book for me. Signed book for Mom. Mood instantly improved. 😂#bookhaul

JacqMac Books are the best medicine. 6y
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Amandajoy
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Oh my goodness @Robothugs I love everything! You have no idea how many times I‘ve picked up the tagged book but didn‘t buy it for one reason or another! The other two books look equally fantastic. The chapstick made me giggle (Pride & Peppermint). The chocolates look almost too pretty to eat... almost. Of course, the slippers are just as cozy as I expected. And I love the bookmark from @BookBabe . I love it all! Thank you so much!! 📚🎄🤶🏼

Chelleo 🎅🏾📦📫📚🎁🎉❤️ 6y
TrishB Lovely ❤️ 6y
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AmandaL I really liked We, The Drowned! ❤️ 6y
Robothugs You‘re so welcome!! I‘m glad you loved everything! 😁 Enjoy!! 6y
AmyG What is ALMA? That was my Mom‘s name! 6y
LeahBergen I have We, the Drowned on my shelf. 👍🏻 6y
Amandajoy @AmyG It looks like a chocolate shop. The one I just tried was delicious. There‘s a website on the box almachocolate.com 6y
MrBook 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
AmyG It‘s in Portland. If my Mom was alive I would have gotten her some. Looks delicious. 6y
Cinfhen 💚❤️💚 6y
tracy.m.ng Hidden figures was amazing! 6y
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wanderreader
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Just started, soooo good! Check out my bookstagram for more 😉

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AmandaL
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We the Drowned was an epic story that followed the residents of a Danish seafaring town over four generations, two world wars, and a hundred years. I highly recommend. #Ocean #sizzlinsummerbooks

Mtroiano Loved this book! 7y
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rabbitprincess
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Slightly less reading this month because of a vacation that didn't provide as much reading time as expected. Best book this month was We, the Drowned.
#maybookflowers

VioletBramble Love your book grouping. So pretty. Esp with all the blue covers. 7y
rabbitprincess @VioletBramble Thanks! The blue covers were a happy coincidence 😊 7y
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rabbitprincess
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From the first page to the last, this book is filled with great characters, humour, heartbreak, horror, and a wide variety of settings. Recommended particularly for those who like stories of the sea or the works of Alistair MacLean, particularly HMS Ulysses.

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rabbitprincess
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I'm almost done this book, but I keep stopping because I don't want it to end. ♥️

LeahBergen Oh, good!!! It's on my shelf. 👍🏼 7y
rabbitprincess @LeahBergen Hope you like it! 😊 7y
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rabbitprincess
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Went out for a pint after work and am now getting #litsypartyofone started with some butter chicken and some strong black tea to sober up (I am a lightweight when it comes to drinks 🙃).

Joanne1 Mmmmmm butter chicken. 7y
rabbitprincess @Joanne1 My BF makes it and it is amazing. I love it way more than he does though 😆 7y
Joanne1 @rabbitprincess I am SO impressed. He's a keeper based on that alone. 7y
rabbitprincess @Joanne1 His ability to cook is definitely one of the many reasons he is a keeper 😊 7y
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Robothugs
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Got it because of the cover 🙈it involves #sailing. I've yet to read it, but it is my W for Litsy A to Z. #LyricalApril

RealBooks4ever Ha ha!😆I bought it for the cover too! 💜💜💜Started it, but got distracted by other shiny books! 7y
Hoopiefoot It's soooo good! 7y
Robothugs @RealBooks4ever Story of my life 😂 Exactly what happened to me. @Hoopiefoot I'm glad to hear that! I'm looking forward to reading it. 😊 7y
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rabbitprincess
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That's certainly an eventful start! (The second paragraph is pretty good too 😆)
#aprilbookshowers day 5: first line of current read

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TelevisionNeighbor
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I bought this book for the cover. And it has WW2. #marchintoreading

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rabbitprincess
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I got this book as part of my "book spa" at Mr B's Emporium of Reading Delights in Bath. GORGEOUS cover. And no, I still haven't read it yet ?
#marchintoreading day 2: judged by its cover

LeahBergen Yep. The cover got me, too (and it's still TBR). 7y
rabbitprincess @LeahBergen I even deliberately marked it for reading last year! Sigh. Maybe once I'm finished The Terror. 7y
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SaraBeagle
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"He got the sudden feeling that the world was losing its cohesion and that everything he believed in was doomed."

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SaraBeagle
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#page24 of my current read #readjanuary

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whatsjennareading
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Bailedbailed

I had to bail on the audio version of this. I couldn't get into it, which made keeping track of all the different characters impossible on top of an ever changing POV. For those who have read it, is it worth trying again with print? Side note, this cover is so lovely.

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SaraBeagle
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Got my first stack for the #litsyatozchallenge plus an extra Russian just for the heck of it! 😁

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scripturient
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I need opinions, please! I've been picking up this book at the shop about ten times now but still haven't bought it. Can anybody tell me if it's good? It does sound interesting but I wasn't fully intrigued yet so I've been hesitant to spend the money. Any thoughts? 😊

Adventures-of-a-French-Reader I haven't read it, but the cover is super nice... 7y
LeahBergen I bought it at a used bookstore but haven't got to it yet. 😬 7y
Ole I think it is great. But I'm from Denmark and may be biased 7y
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ReadingRover Idk about the book but the cover is fabulous!!! I love it!😻 7y
vivastory I read it last month. I enjoyed it. It's not amazing, but it is worth your time and money. 7y
julesG It was too Scandinavian for my taste. I somehow pick up books written by Scandinavians at a nearly regular interval, just to dismiss them halfway through; at first I like the prose and then I'm suddenly annoyed by it. So it's the style of writing that I struggle with, not the content. Just saying. 7y
Foxyfictionista Are you able to find it at your library? That's what I do if I'm not sure. 7y
scripturient @Foxyfictionista The 'problem' is that I'm in Germany so pretty much all of the books at the library are German translations and I prefer English. :) But yes, that might be an option. 😊 7y
scripturient @JulietteGF @ReadingRover Yes, it's lovely, isn't it? 😍 7y
scripturient @julesG I know what you mean. I've had that experience in the past. :) 7y
scripturient @Ole 😂👍🏻👍🏻😊 7y
tricours I've got it in English, but I only got a couple of pages in before a poor translation started annoying me, and I didn't get any further... I do plan on reading it though, but I'd prefer to find it in Danish or Norwegian! 7y
scripturient @tricours 😳 Oh wow, thanks for the warning. Maybe the German translation might be better after all. 🤔 I don't speak Danish unfortunately. Well, I understand the basic gist when I read it but not enough to read a 700 page novel. 🙂 7y
Sapphire My great grandmother used to say if you are compelled to return to an item three times, you should get it. 7y
Soubhiville @Sapphire that is very good advice! 7y
Amandajoy This is one I've been drawn to repeatedly but never read. I hope you get it because I want to hear your thoughts on it! 7y
TheLondonBookworm 😍 that cover!!! 7y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled I read half of it and for some reason put it down, but I plan to return! It's very good - just the right amount of magical realism 7y
minkyb It is amazing the varied responses that come from taking a pretty picture and asking a simple question! Brava. 7y
whatsjennareading I've never read this but have almost bought it a dozen times for the cover alone. 7y
Candidceillie I've never hears of it, but I'm in love with that cover! 7y
DrexEdit The Henning Mankell blurb would compel me to buy it. 💜😊 7y
rabbitprincess I had this on my tbr list for this year and haven't got around to it! I must read it next year. Especially since I hauled it to Canada from England 😆 7y
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spbruce22
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Holy. Shit. The breadth of this novel is astounding.

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Alesia
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My first post🤗 My library haul today! A few books of poetry, an oldie, and something that just caught my eye. The best part, trying to decide what to start first!

MrBook Great first post 😊👍🏻! And I'll tell you why: great haul, great books, great picture! Well done 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻! Start left and work your way right 😉👌🏻. 8y
MrBook Your #firstpost is fantastic 👍🏻! 8y
Brandilarsen Welcome! Great haul! 8y
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JordanGraft
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This Danish seafaring epic is great to read if you want to really commit to something huge. It's long and its story spans 4 generations over a hundred years, all revolving around a tiny coastal village. The characters, who really drive the narrative, are thrown into all sorts of dire circumstances and the ending brings it all full circle in a really satisfying way. And Jensen can tell a beautiful story.

ScrappyMags I like em' round... And BIG!! Lol thx! I like big books and I can not lie! 8y
LeahBergen This sounds GREAT. Sold! 8y
AmandaL I read this a few years ago and it was fantastic! 8y
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Laalaleighh That cover 😍😍 8y
Mcoun I second @LeahBergen 8y
vivastory Just finished it a few days ago. Great book about life at sea. 7y
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cstamalot
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So I went to Barnes and Noble for a completely different book, but I ended up buying this one on a whim. So far, I'm in love.

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CherylDeFranceschi
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Happy TBR Tuesday, all! The struggle continues...

erzascarletbookgasm TBR or not, piles and piles of books always make my heart skips a beat :) 8y
CherylDeFranceschi @erzascarletbookgasm It is kind of the best thing ever! 8y
BookishFeminist 😍😍 love your voracious book stacks 8y
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CherylDeFranceschi @BookishFeminist Thank you. I am both inordinately proud/ashamed of them! I want them all inside my brain! 8y
BookishFeminist @CherylDeFranceschi No shame! This is a judgment-free zone. (Or at least I hope so with all my tall stacks 🙊) 8y
CherylDeFranceschi @BookishFeminist I know. It's just me wishing I could read more, faster. Also, this is a lifetime addiction. So there are stacks everywhere... 8y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled I liked We, The Drowned, but never finished it. I wasn't bored, just moved on and forgot? 😳 whooops! 8y
TeR Oh the TBR! Can relate... 8y
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LitHousewife
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After Moby Dick, I have sworn off books set primarily at sea. My love of Simon Vance and my trust in @Dogearedcopy prompted me to give this audiobook a try. I'm so thankful. I enjoyed this saga narrated by the voice of the community of a shipping town in Denmark.

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LitHousewife
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Now that #ArmchairAudies season is over, I'm completely drawn back into the world of We, The Drowned. I don't know what else to call this other than a saga. It keeps changing and I keep enjoying it. Oh, and the narrator is pretty darn good, too.

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LitHousewife
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I started listening to this before #ArmchairAudies. I didn't finish it, but I've been listening to it when my current nominee is a CD copy. I'm really drawn to Albert's story especially and the way Jensen is telling the tale. Sneaking time in with Simon Vance this time of year is also very nice.

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