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The Ashley Book of Knots

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by Clifford W. Ashley

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am looking for the quote from this book that Annie Proulx uses in The Shipping News ... the one in one of her last chapters, that goes something like this - "as long as there are uses for rope ..." anyone?
Janith Pathirage haha. Just started reading Shipping News and saw a reference to this book in the acknowledgement. There's a beautiful quote at the beginning of The Sh…morehaha. Just started reading Shipping News and saw a reference to this book in the acknowledgement. There's a beautiful quote at the beginning of The Shipping News which is not the same quote you are referring to. I'll share the quote you are looking for once I see it. (less)
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