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Arriving at his destination, the boy is immediately accosted by a brighteyed old man with a mysterious message. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. John masefield has 2 books on goodreads with 935 ratings. The first edition of the novel was published in 1935, and was written by john masefield.
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