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When I got up this morning the sea was full of sun pennies - and now it all seems to be covered in lemon scrim. Writers ought to live far inland or next to the city dump, if they are ever to get any work one. Or perhaps they need to be stronger-minded than I am.
When I got up this morning the sea was full of sun pennies - and now it all seems to be covered in lemon scrim. Writers ought to live far inland or next to the city dump, if they are ever to get any work one. Or perhaps they need to be stronger-minded than I am.
Approximate author period: c. 2008 AD · contemporary
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- Mary Ann Shaffer
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- Approximate author period: c. 2008 AD · contemporary
Approximate author-period evidence for Mary Ann Shaffer: documented activity in 2008. Wikidata Q440146, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q440146 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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