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A young Portuguese immigrant in nineteenth century California is an outcast at school because he always smells of whale oil, until salvage from a ship wrecked at sea and a class trip to the whaling station earn him friendship and …

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A young Portuguese immigrant in nineteenth century California is an outcast at school because he always smells of whale oil, until salvage from a ship wrecked at sea and a class trip to the whaling station earn him friendship and respect.

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"A young Portuguese immigrant in nineteenth century California is an outcast at school because he always smells of whale oil, until salvage from a ship wrecked at sea and a …"

— Margaret

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