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John Masefield Quotes: I must go down to the sea again, for the call of the running tide, is a wild call and a clear call, that cannot be denied!
         

I must go down to the sea again, for the call of the running tide, is a wild call and a clear call, that cannot be denied!


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I must go down to the sea again, for the call of the running tide, is a wild call and a clear call, that cannot be denied!
         



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