As the deep darkness settled over the lake and the fog began to rise off the water, the lights in the log cabin were being lit. The anglers had returned from a good evening of fishing on one of their favorite remote trout ponds.
“That was a helluva trout you caught right before we left,” said the Old Timer.
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