Word: drayden
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Dates: during 1983-1983
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...indeed. Maryland's department of natural resources reports that this year's oyster harvest is one of the worst ever. That is why Brown and Sprague work as often as the weather allows. And that is why they are down at the Dennis Point Marina in rural Drayden at 6 a.m., when both the sky and the St. Marys River are the color of a day-old bruise. "Got to get out there early," says Brown. "Want to get them oysters before they wake...
Heading back to Drayden, Sprague and Brown admit they are depressed about the way things are going-but not enough to consider doing something else. Fishing, Brown explains, is simply in his blood: "We have a saying around here. 'If a child born in Maryland takes his first steps into the bay, he'll be a waterman.' Parents always say, 'Oh Lord, don't let my boy taste salt water...
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