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ChazInAz

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99. My own war cry.

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #28)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 11:56 AM

22 hrs ago

Years ago I played Captain Ahab, an obvious bit of casting with my gimpy leg. At times like these I bellow out my last line, delivered just before Moby-Dick got me: "From the depths of Hell, I spit my hate at thee! With my last breath I stab at thee, thou damnnable fish!"

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