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Fleet

When my childhood buddy Al first got his driver’s license, he borrowed the family car, a 1954 blue Plymouth we called the Fleet because of the sailing ship medallion on its hood. Like every sedan back then, the Fleet had a closed-in trunk. We decided to put it to good use. Al pulled up at a red light. The trunk sprang open and there I was, sitting inside, eating a sandwich. I looked at the driver behind us like it was the most ordinary thing in the world. Al got out, came around, slammed the trunk closed, and drove away.

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