Just like heaven. Ever’body wants a little piece of lan’. I read plent…

John Steinbeck
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Just like heaven. Ever’body wants a little piece of lan’. I read plenty of books out here. Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land. It’s just in their head. They’re all the time talkin’ about it, but it’s jus’ in their head. ✨ John Steinbeck (2016). Of Mice and Men, p.36, Hamilton Books
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