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He was the average mortal. It troubled him to get used to the world one way and then suddenly have it turn different.
He was the average mortal. It troubled him to get used to the world one way and then suddenly have it turn different.
Approximate author period: c. 1925 AD · modern
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- Zora Neale Hurston
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- Approximate author period: c. 1925 AD · modern
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