When I makes tea I makes tea, as old mother Grogan said. And when I ma…

James Joyce
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When I makes tea I makes tea, as old mother Grogan said. And when I makes water I makes water. ✨ Ulysses (1922) p. 12
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When I makes tea I makes tea, as old mother Grogan said. And when I makes water I makes water. ✨ Ulysses (1922) p. 12

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