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"Gawdamighty! No wonder Gran'pappy was so dang fidgitty last summer—Gran'maw jest found a hornets' n
February
1
1943
"Gawdamighty! No wonder Gran'pappy was so dang fidgitty last summer—Gran'maw jest found a hornets' n
February
1
1943
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"Gawdamighty! No wonder Gran'pappy was so dang fidgitty last summer—Gran'maw jest found a hornets' n
February
1
1943
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