She told me that all the girls in Annezin prayed every night for the w…

Robert Graves
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She told me that all the girls in Annezin prayed every night for the war to end and for the English to go away as soon as their money was spent. She said that the clause about the money was always repeated in case God should miss it. ✨ Goodbye to all that: and other great war writings.
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She told me that all the girls in Annezin prayed every night for the war to end and for the English to go away as soon as their money was spent. She said that the clause about the money was always repeated in case God should miss it. ✨ Goodbye to all that: and other great war writings.

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