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"My mother always said, 'Idle hands get into mischief,' Mr. Penny."
October
1
1937
"My mother always said, 'Idle hands get into mischief,' Mr. Penny."
October
1
1937
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"My mother always said, 'Idle hands get into mischief,' Mr. Penny."
October
1
1937
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