Some days in late August at home are like this, the air thin and eager…

William Faulkner
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Some days in late August at home are like this, the air thin and eager like this, with something in it sad and nostalgic and familiar. ✨ William Faulkner (2011). FAULKNER READER, p.123, Modern Library
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Some days in late August at home are like this, the air thin and eager like this, with something in it sad and nostalgic and familiar. ✨ William Faulkner (2011). FAULKNER READER, p.123, Modern Library

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