As for the river, it just kept moving,as river do — as rivers do. Under the logs, the body of the young Canadian moved with the river, which jostled … - John Irving

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As for the river, it just kept moving,as river do — as rivers do. Under the logs, the body of the young Canadian moved with the river, which jostled him to and fro — to and fro. If, at this moment in time Twisted River also appeared restless, even impatient, maybe the river itself wanted the boy's body to move on, too, move on, too.