These too are of a burning color--not orange, not gold, but if pure go…

John Steinbeck
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These too are of a burning color--not orange, not gold, but if pure gold were liquid and could raise a cream, that golden cream might be like the color of the poppies. ✨ John Steinbeck (2002). East of Eden, p.10, Penguin
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These too are of a burning color--not orange, not gold, but if pure gold were liquid and could raise a cream, that golden cream might be like the color of the poppies. ✨ John Steinbeck (2002). East of Eden, p.10, Penguin

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