Carolina QuotesShe grunted. “Nothing unusual?” “That’s right.” “Well, if you ask me, that’s pretty unusual right there, if a body was smart enough to notice it.”
Orson Scott Card Connected to the Carolinas
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Chapter 6.
- work
- Seventh Son (1987)
- year
- 1987
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“She grunted. “Nothing unusual?” “That’s right.” “Well, if yo…” Orson Scott Card. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-60F62D3278. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/60f62d3278
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