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LIFE’S LITTLE IRONIES

“It had something to do with a son of hers, I think I once was told. But I was too young to know particulars,”

The groceress sighed as she conjured up a vision of days long past. “Yes,” she murmured, “it had all to do with a son.” Finding that the van was still in a listening mood, she spoke on:

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