In Search of Gumption

In Search of Gumption

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In Search of Gumption
In Search of Gumption
Chapter 5. Morning Glory
In Search of Gumption

Chapter 5. Morning Glory

Zemunke Family House in Lamu Town 1980, The day after

Feb 07, 2021
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Chapter 5. Morning Glory
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Maskat wept himself to sleep at the courtyard dinner table that night. His left face was smashed into the table’s marble surface, with his jaw jarring and drooling. His hands lay flat to each side in complete surrender, as his body had cried every inch of energy it had.

He stared blankly at a shelf on the corner of the courtyard where wooden-carved anim…

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