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See the child. he is pale and thin, he wears a thin and ragged linen shirt. he stokes the scullery fire.
-Cormac McCarthy
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See The Child. He Is Pale And

Cormac McCarthy
See the child. he is pale and thin, he wears a thin and ragged linen shirt. he stokes the scullery fire.
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