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Terey's avatar

The suspense is exciting can’t wait for the next part!

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thanks, Terey. Part 3 is posted. Enjoy!

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John K Adams's avatar

BTW, a very enjoyable nostalgic journey. I love the mystery of correspondence across great waters.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thanks, John. I thought it was a compelling idea for a story.

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John K Adams's avatar

It's great. Brings me back.

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John K Adams's avatar

Of course! A phone number would have been too forward. Of course, the kid could have asked. Any student of history should know that.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

I doubt they had phones at the lake. 🤓

History? Some of us were around back then. 😉

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Terey's avatar

We are at the lake just caught a trout I’m reading, what a great read sitting here!❤️

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Nice! I am glad my story was so appropriate. 😂

I wish I was at the lake.

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Jack Herlocker's avatar

💚

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thanks, Jack!

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Dascha Paylor 🇨🇦🍁🐻‍❄'s avatar

Suspense...

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Indeed. Thanks, Dascha.

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🅟🅐🅤🅛 🅜🅐🅒🅚🅞's avatar

Nice...looking forward to the rest of the story...

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thanks, Paul. See you next week for the final part. 🤓

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T Van Santāna's avatar

Whoa, how'd you put that text box in the beginning there?

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Mark Starlin's avatar

If you paste a Substack link, it does it automatically. It doesn’t work for non-Substack links.

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T Van Santāna's avatar

Okay, awesome! Thanks so much, Mark!!

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