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Once Upon a Time There Was an Ocean


         
 
 

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2006

Once Upon a Time There Was an Ocean

In the comment, I'll crack this one. If you like to do your own cracking, here's a hint:

Ignore the title. Focus on the character. This track tells a story.

 
 

About Paul Simon


Simon makes references to hiking on Surprise, ("counting every step") and on You're the One ("walking with my family" and "above the treeline"). As a guess, he is a hiker. The biography sheds no light on this.
 
 
 
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