Sometimes when she was alone, and she knew she was alone, she permitte…

John Steinbeck
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Sometimes when she was alone, and she knew she was alone, she permitted her mind to play in a garden, and she smiled. ✨ John Steinbeck (2001). Novels, 1942-1952
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Sometimes when she was alone, and she knew she was alone, she permitted her mind to play in a garden, and she smiled. ✨ John Steinbeck (2001). Novels, 1942-1952

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