The yard was full of tomato plants about to ripen, and mint, mint, eve…

Jack Kerouac
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The yard was full of tomato plants about to ripen, and mint, mint, everything smelling of mint, and one fine old tree that I loved to sit under on those cool perfect starry California October nights unmatched anywhere in the world. ✨ Jack Kerouac (1986). The Dharma Bums, p.17, Penguin
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The yard was full of tomato plants about to ripen, and mint, mint, everything smelling of mint, and one fine old tree that I loved to sit under on those cool perfect starry California October nights unmatched anywhere in the world. ✨ Jack Kerouac (1986). The Dharma Bums, p.17, Penguin

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