Mace, you never read Smoky the Cowhorse, did you? No. Well, ol' Smoky, he had somebad things happen to him, had the heart knocked clean out of him. But he hung on and came out of it okay. I've been bashed up pretty good, Mason, but I'm going to make it.
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- Author's profession: Writer
- Nationality: american
- Born: July 22, 1948
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