It is 1940s Cuba, and an old man, Santiago, had gone eighty-four days without catching any fish. Santiago's young companion was told by his parents that he could no longer accompany him because the old man was unlucky. However, the boy would still_______ the old man each day by carrying the supplies for his boat. Thin, gaunt, with_____________ on his neck, and scars on his hands, everything about the man was old except his eyes, which were still cheerful, undefeated, and the _________________________. The boy loved Santiago and wanted to fish with him again. Santiago refused the boy's wish because he was now with a__________. The boy reminded him of the time they had gone eighty-seven days without a fish but then for____________ caught big ones every day.

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It is 1940s Cuba, and an old man, Santiago, had gone eighty-four days without catching any fish. Santiago's young companion was told by his parents that he could no longer accompany him because the old man was unlucky. However, the boy would still_______ the old man each day by carrying the supplies for his boat. Thin, gaunt, with_____________ on his neck, and scars on his hands, everything about the man was old except his eyes, which were still cheerful, undefeated, and the _________________________. The boy loved Santiago and wanted to fish with him again. Santiago refused the boy's wish because he was now with a__________. The boy reminded him of the time they had gone eighty-seven days without a fish but then for____________ caught big ones every day.
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It is 1940s Cuba, and an old man, Santiago, had gone eighty-four days without catching any fish. Santiago's young companion was told by his parents that he could no longer accompany him because the old man was unlucky. However, the boy would still **help** the old man each day by carrying the supplies for his boat. Thin, gaunt, with **deep wrinkles** on his neck, and scars on his hands, everything about the man was old except his eyes, which were still cheerful, undefeated, and the **color of the sea**. The boy loved Santiago and wanted to fish with him again. Santiago refused the boy's wish because he was now with a **different fisherman**. The boy reminded him of the time they had gone eighty-seven days without a fish but then for **the next several weeks** caught big ones every day.