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Randolph, he said, were you ever as young as me? And Randolph said: I was never so old. ✨ Truman Capote (2007). Other Voices, Other Rooms, p.175, Vintage
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Randolph, he said, were you ever as young as me? And Randolph said: I was never so old. ✨ Truman Capote (2007). Other Voices, Other Rooms, p.175, Vintage

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