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... took satisfaction in the fire , stretching out close enough for warmth and far enough away to escape being singed . When the man had finished , he filled his pipe and took his comfortable time over a smoke . Then he pulled on his ...
... took satisfaction in the fire , stretching out close enough for warmth and far enough away to escape being singed . When the man had finished , he filled his pipe and took his comfortable time over a smoke . Then he pulled on his ...
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... took his seat beside a small side table and placed his Bible upon it . The Grand Army man sat down behind the stove and tilted his chair back comfortably against the wall , fishing his quill toothpick from his waistcoat pocket . The two ...
... took his seat beside a small side table and placed his Bible upon it . The Grand Army man sat down behind the stove and tilted his chair back comfortably against the wall , fishing his quill toothpick from his waistcoat pocket . The two ...
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... took an Englishman to see his first baseball game , and he was dum- founded by the simplest plays , marveling at what all the rest of us took for automatic outs . ) In no contest can the split second be so important . A routine double ...
... took an Englishman to see his first baseball game , and he was dum- founded by the simplest plays , marveling at what all the rest of us took for automatic outs . ) In no contest can the split second be so important . A routine double ...
Contents
APPROACHING AMERICAN | 1 |
Carl Sandburg Chicago | 34 |
William Saroyan The Oyster and the Pearl | 60 |
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