He and the girl had almost nothing to say to each other. One thing he …

Flannery O'Connor
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He and the girl had almost nothing to say to each other. One thing he did say was, 'I ain't got any tattoo on my back.' 'What you got on it?' the girl said. 'My shirt,' Parker said. 'Haw.' 'Haw, haw,' the girl said politely. ✨ Flannery O'Connor (1965). Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories, p.228, Macmillan
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