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Fiction
Among the Paths to Eden
The sweetest songs are sung in the shade of the old graveyard tree
July
1
1960
TRUMAN CAPOTE
HARVEY SCHMIDT
Among the Paths to Eden
TRUMAN CAPOTE
July
1
1960
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Fiction
Among the Paths to Eden
The sweetest songs are sung in the shade of the old graveyard tree
July
1
1960
TRUMAN CAPOTE
HARVEY SCHMIDT
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