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Hook Once upon a time, Hook went by another name: George. Captain George Carter. Captain George Carter was a gentleman of distinguished background, and between his duties for The East India Company and his family life, he was utterly content. He lived chiefly for his wife, and his small boy – Tommy. Tommy was six years old when he passed on. George hadn’t been there. Tommy had been with his mother, playing on the beach, not too close to the water – neither of them could swim. A formation of rockpools clustered by the end of the bay, and Moth...
September, 2018 I was re-doing college, entering as a second-year university student into a new college, because the old college didn’t quite suit me. Though I made some wonderful friends, the conservative college culture and the conservative college students made for a borderline oppressive experience to someone of my nature. I digress. On a weekday night early on in the semester, I had just finished my below-average college dinner and was crossing the short path from the dining hall to my dorms. There was someone ahead of me, and I s...
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