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y o ur swim?” It did absol u t e l y
n o thing for the co nfid e n c e.
We lived for the banter o n
t h at lake — but than k th e
L o rd, just as I was g iving u p
o n the morning bite time, t h e
m i ddle rod screamed i nto l i f e.
A s the fish powered aro u n d
i n front of me, I caugh t si g h t
o f it through the Polaro id s —
b a rrel rolling again and ag a i n
Promise is a promise
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trying to shed the hook. Then
I sa w t h e f l a n k . B i g m i r r o r.
Penny scales. Game on. I
waded out as far as I dared
and slipped the net under her
w i t h a s l i t t l e f u s s a s p o s s i b l e.
I wa s a b so l u t e l y b u z z i n g.
P e n n y wa s m i n e.
The Noddy Promise: The
f o l l o wi n g N o v e m b e r, To n y,
Tr e v, a n d Ke v o r g a n i s e d a
