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The Box of Delights (Kay Harker, #2) The Box of Delights by John Masefield
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“Christmas ought to be brought up to date,” Maria said. “It ought to have gangsters, and aeroplanes and a lot of automatic pistols.”
― John Masefield, The Box of Delights
tags: christmas, gangsters, guns, modernity
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