The old woman was the kind who would not cut down a large old tree bec…

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The old woman was the kind who would not cut down a large old tree because it was a large old tree. ✨ Flannery O'Connor (1971). The Complete Stories, p.520, Macmillan
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The old woman was the kind who would not cut down a large old tree because it was a large old tree. ✨ Flannery O'Connor (1971). The Complete Stories, p.520, Macmillan

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