Carolina QuotesLouisiana in September was like an obscene phone call from nature. The air — moist, sultry, secretive, and far from fresh — felt as if it were being exhaled into one's face. Sometimes it even sounded like heavy breathing.
Tom Robbins Carolinian
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- Jitterbug Perfume (1984)
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- 1984
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