
Sunday Firesides: Hold Fast
Old-time sailors would sometimes get the phrase “hold fast” tattooed across their fingers.
Cut from a stained glass mountain
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Old-time sailors would sometimes get the phrase “hold fast” tattooed across their fingers.

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