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... Highland Boy was often in the shop with my Uncle Ced- ric on Saturday evenings . They would both have been to the unlicensed track at the top of the town , and my uncle ... Highland Boy stood inside . I knew at once that THE HIGHLAND BOY 33.
... Highland Boy was often in the shop with my Uncle Ced- ric on Saturday evenings . They would both have been to the unlicensed track at the top of the town , and my uncle ... Highland Boy stood inside . I knew at once that THE HIGHLAND BOY 33.
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... Highland Boy . His eye was mild and distant , and there were flecks of ginger fur about his mouth . A small , nervous man came in for cigarettes , and Cedric wept unashamed as he served him with a packet of the wrong brand . “ What are ...
... Highland Boy . His eye was mild and distant , and there were flecks of ginger fur about his mouth . A small , nervous man came in for cigarettes , and Cedric wept unashamed as he served him with a packet of the wrong brand . “ What are ...
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... Highland Boy two raw eggs a day , fed him on minced beef before putting him in his straw , walked him until my feet were raw . He didn't seem an ounce different . On the night of the final we went in a hired bus . We carried with us all ...
... Highland Boy two raw eggs a day , fed him on minced beef before putting him in his straw , walked him until my feet were raw . He didn't seem an ounce different . On the night of the final we went in a hired bus . We carried with us all ...
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