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"ANY luck? " Sea Scout Peter Craddock had heard that question many / times before. It seemed to be a stock phrase with the numerous / trippers at Aberstour whenever they attempted to open a conversation / with any of the amateur fishermen on the pier-head.
Peter finished the task on which he was engaged -- placing a plump and / slippery ragworm upon a sharp, brand-new hook -- before replying.