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2、anionontheopenplainssincetheirjourneyfromPhiladelphiatwoyearsbeforeinthespringof1865.Followingthecoveredwagontrainoften,thewindhadliftedthedrablandscapeintobillowsofdustfallingoneveryoneandeverythinguntilthereseemedbutonecolorandonesound. NowRachelsatonthebedhand
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5、en1.htmNowherfatherwasalwaysinthefields.Hermotherpreparedmealsonawood-stokedstove,didthelaundryonawashboard,bakedflatbreadandsewedclothestotradeforgoodsintown.Rachelrememberedhermothersingingandtellingstoriesatonetimebutthatwasbeforeshehadbeguncomplainingaboutthew
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