In Search of Gumption

In Search of Gumption

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In Search of Gumption
In Search of Gumption
Chapter 1. Prologue
In Search of Gumption

Chapter 1. Prologue

An Entry. Maskat's Journal - 2010. He is 38 years old.

Feb 06, 2021
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“ I stared into its determined eyes, and it stared right back at me. There it stood, resiliently in my path, with horns glistening and nose fuming. Its ears twisted slowly, as though they were sonars trying to locate where I stood, and how to best annihilate me. I had never seen a bull before, but here I was in a western standoff with the 2000-pound bea…

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