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"Everything turned out fine but the coffee, dear—I couldn’t get the beans to melt"
June
1
1940
"Everything turned out fine but the coffee, dear—I couldn’t get the beans to melt"
June
1
1940
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"Everything turned out fine but the coffee, dear—I couldn’t get the beans to melt"
June
1
1940
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