As was the custom in such cases, the pear tree was charged with murder…

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As was the custom in such cases, the pear tree was charged with murder and sentenced to be uprooted and burned. ✨ Robert Graves, Richard Francis (2000). I, Claudius ; and, Claudius the god, Carcanet Press Ltd.
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As was the custom in such cases, the pear tree was charged with murder and sentenced to be uprooted and burned. ✨ Robert Graves, Richard Francis (2000). I, Claudius ; and, Claudius the god, Carcanet Press Ltd.

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