City people try to buy time as a rule, when they can, whereas country …

Edward Hoagland
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City people try to buy time as a rule, when they can, whereas country people are prepared to kill time, although both try to cherish in their mind's eye the notion of a better life ahead. ✨ Edward Hoagland, HOAGLAND EDWARD. (1995). Tugman's Passage, Lyons Press
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City people try to buy time as a rule, when they can, whereas country people are prepared to kill time, although both try to cherish in their mind's eye the notion of a better life ahead. ✨ Edward Hoagland, HOAGLAND EDWARD. (1995). Tugman's Passage, Lyons Press

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