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Croix on the north, and the two branches of the Machias or Kowahshiscook on the east; to say nothing of the Westogus and the Hackmatack and the Mopang. Here were names to stir the fancy and paralyze the tongue. What a joy to follow one of these streams clear through its course and come out of the woods in our own craft from Nicatöus to the sea!
Henry Van Dyke - Days Off: And Other Digressions

But sixty years had passed since the young Cornelius had left the shores of the River Laune and come to dwell by the Kowahshiscook.
Henry Van Dyke - Days Off: And Other Digressions

It was perhaps something in the name, some wild generosity of alphabetical expenditure, that led us to the choice of the Kowahshiscook, or west branch of the Machias River. Or perhaps it was because neither of our guides had been down that stream, and so the whole voyage would be an exploration, with everybody on the same level of experience.
Henry Van Dyke - Days Off: And Other Digressions
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