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RUNNING AWAY

Tom and Huck statue, Hannibal, Missouri. Photo courtesy of Dave Thomson

I ran away twice; once at about 13, & once at 17. There is not much satisfaction in it, even as a recollection. It was a couple of disappointments, particularly the first one. The heroics squish out of such things so promptly. - Letter to William Dean Howells, 3 October 1902 Also see: Mark Twain's First "Vacation" in the Steamboat Career special feature at this site.

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