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Four Odds and Ends Tie Up a Sports Column Tale
A desert rock, Kipling’s death, a Venice Washington crew, and a string that held converge into a humorous sports column. The narrator recalls misfired cars, fatefully timed news, and a gondola ride as the Washington crew wins in Berlin, with memory linking luck, travel, and a stubborn string.
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Rudyard Kipling
Washington
Venice
California
Mexico
New York
Kipling
George the Fifth
England
Stuart Cameron
Doges
St. Marks
Jean
Grand Canal
Berlin