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“That's my Middle West-not the wheat or the prairies or the lost Swede towns, bu…”

“I wouldn't ask too much of her," I ventured. "You can't repeat the past.""Can't…”

“After marriage came elation, and then, gradually, the growth of weariness. Resp…”

“Her fine high forehead sloped gently up to where her hair, bordering it like an…”