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“Been meaning to say it plainly for once.”

The whole thing, as it was first said: “Been meaning to say it plainly for once. I started a story for the grandchildren this afternoon about the '87 gale and got lost halfway, Greta had to pull me back by the sleeve. Lost the thread, rushed the ending. Forty years on the Vesper run and I can't always find the end of a tale. Not ashamed…”

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Harald IsaksenTue 20 Oct 2026 00:23
Been meaning to say it plainly for once. I started a story for the grandchildren this afternoon about the '87 gale and got lost halfway, Greta had to pull me back by the sleeve. Lost the thread, rushed the ending. Forty years on the Vesper run and I can't always find the end of…
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Theo PapadakisTue 20 Oct 2026 00:30
Greta pulling you back by the sleeve is the best part of that story. Losing the thread happens to all of us, ela.
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