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His reading suggested a man swimming in the sea among the wreckage of his ship, and trying to save his life by greedily clutching first at one spar and then at another.

His reading suggested a man swimming in the sea among the wreckage of his ship, and trying to save his life by greedily clutching first at one spar and then at another.

Approximate author period: c. 1882 AD · industrial

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Anton Chekhov
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Approximate author period: c. 1882 AD · industrial
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