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― A Christmas Carol
― A Christmas Carol
“The stove, the bins, the cupboards, I had learned forever, make an inviolable throne room. From them I ruled; temporarily I controlled. I felt powerful, and I loved that feeling.”
― The Gastronomical Me
― The Gastronomical Me
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Shall disturb this hallow'd house:
I am sent with broom before;
To sweep the dust behind the door.”
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Shall disturb this hallow'd house:
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To sweep the dust behind the door.”
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