She was a good Christian woman with a large respect for religion, thou…

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She was a good Christian woman with a large respect for religion, though she did not, of course, believe any of it was true. ✨ Flannery O'Connor (1971). The Complete Stories, p.316, Macmillan
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She was a good Christian woman with a large respect for religion, though she did not, of course, believe any of it was true. ✨ Flannery O'Connor (1971). The Complete Stories, p.316, Macmillan

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