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Excerpt from The Best of a Bad Fob: A Hearty Tale of the Sea
Well, well, said Tamm, 'twas short al lowance O' sight for 01' Tom Tulk. But A hearty Oi' codger Skipper Jim put in. Wonderful Ol' feller t' make the best of a bad job, the first-hand contributed. Never done nothin' else, said the skipper. Oh, ayl Tamm objected. There was a time when 01' Tom didn't make the best of a bad job. 01' Tom was jus' like the rest of us. Life had t' teach un. An' the best lesson life teached un was the hardest t' learn. T' make the best of a bad job upon all occasions was one 0' the things 01' Tom learned late in life. He learned well, the skipper Observed. Oh, 01' Tom was clever enough! Who teached nu, Tumm A li'l' kid.
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