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I have got acquainted with Lofty John. Ilse is a great friend of his and often goes there to watch him working in his carpenter shop. He says he has made enough ladders to get to heaven without the priest but that is just his joke.
I have got acquainted with Lofty John. Ilse is a great friend of his and often goes there to watch him working in his carpenter shop. He says he has made enough ladders to get to heaven without the priest but that is just his joke.
Approximate author period: c. 1896 AD · industrial
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- L.M. Montgomery
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- Approximate author period: c. 1896 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period evidence for Lucy Maud Montgomery: documented activity in 1896. Wikidata Q273034, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q273034 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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