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world , will come later ) . She is not particularly young , or rather , she is
absolutely without age . She is for - herself even when suckling an infant , even
when , like the image of the Ephesian Diana , she appears as a cone of many
breasts .
world , will come later ) . She is not particularly young , or rather , she is
absolutely without age . She is for - herself even when suckling an infant , even
when , like the image of the Ephesian Diana , she appears as a cone of many
breasts .
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She had to keep her household books to the last penny - I still can see the big
blue gray ledgers , inscribed in her clear , strong hand ; she marketed by
streetcar , and later , when they could afford a car , she drove my father to and
from his ...
She had to keep her household books to the last penny - I still can see the big
blue gray ledgers , inscribed in her clear , strong hand ; she marketed by
streetcar , and later , when they could afford a car , she drove my father to and
from his ...
Page 258
Twenty years later , when I left my parents ' house , expecting never to return , my
black mother told me : " Yes , I understand how you have to leave and do what
you think is right . I once had to break somebody ' s heart to go and live my life .
Twenty years later , when I left my parents ' house , expecting never to return , my
black mother told me : " Yes , I understand how you have to leave and do what
you think is right . I once had to break somebody ' s heart to go and live my life .
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Anger and Tenderness | 1 |
The Sacred Calling | 23 |
The Kingdom of the Fathers | 39 |
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