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When a gourd is hollowed out it becomes empty and is of great use to the world because of its emptiness.
-Dorothy Gilman
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When A Gourd Is Hollowed Out It

Dorothy Gilman
When a gourd is hollowed out it becomes empty and is of great use to the world because of its emptiness.
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