Carolina QuotesThat's the way it was then, you see. Folks noticed other people's trouble every bit as quick as if it was their own.
Orson Scott Card Connected to the Carolinas
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Chapter 3.
- work
- Seventh Son (1987)
- year
- 1987
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“That's the way it was then, you see. Folks noticed other peo…” Orson Scott Card. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-E21BCA7ACE. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/e21bca7ace
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