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Chapter 41, second sentence - mistake or not? Emailed the publisher.
Karen Another possibility is that Aunt Lydia has gotten the saying mixed up herself. It's been decades (I think) since Gilead began, and people probably don…moreAnother possibility is that Aunt Lydia has gotten the saying mixed up herself. It's been decades (I think) since Gilead began, and people probably don't use those sayings so much anymore, and maybe she's just forgotten. She's very sharp but no one's memory is perfect.(less)
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The Testaments
by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author)
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