A Story Of Neddy Merrill's Life

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The swimmer is story about Neddy Merrill, A man who lives his life like he has wanted. He was a man of age, but with a slender body of a young. He has good social position in society, and he has many friends, whose invite him to their parties. He is marry with Lucinda Merrill, and has four beautiful daughters, and owns his home. He is a good man with a good economical status. However, he lives his entire life unrealistically. Neddy lives inside of his own world. On summer he was invited to a friend party and there he had the idea he could go to his home, eight miles away, swimming through all his friends' pools in the county. Swimming was his main priority his higher status allows him to go to his friend's homes and be well welcome without

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