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The Young Man by Danny Antonelli

May 24, 2024March 24, 2024 literallystories2014

He rolled out from under the boat and lay on his back. The sun soaked into him. But the fly that had awoken him kept buzzing near his ear. It landed on his face and he brushed it away.

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