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My mother had taught shorthand and typing to support us since my father died, and secretly she hated it and hated him for dying and leaving no money because he didn't trust life insurance salesmen.
My mother had taught shorthand and typing to support us since my father died, and secretly she hated it and hated him for dying and leaving no money because he didn't trust life insurance salesmen.
Approximate author period: c. 1947 AD · modern
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- Sylvia Plath
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- Approximate author period: c. 1947 AD · modern
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