Scars: StoriesShort stories based on characters from the Hobbema Indian reserve near Edmonton. |
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... ain't been painted for a whole lot of years . It got a verandah on three sides . Right after his mother died Mr. Whitey had the house raised up to put in a basement , then he stopped work on it and left everything . You step right out ...
... ain't been painted for a whole lot of years . It got a verandah on three sides . Right after his mother died Mr. Whitey had the house raised up to put in a basement , then he stopped work on it and left everything . You step right out ...
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... ain't Indian ? " Frank say . Bedelia's face look surprised like she ain't thought of that before . " He could be white . That land weren't even reserve when they say he died . We don't even know if he was a he , " Frank keep on ...
... ain't Indian ? " Frank say . Bedelia's face look surprised like she ain't thought of that before . " He could be white . That land weren't even reserve when they say he died . We don't even know if he was a he , " Frank keep on ...
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... ain't gonna be bread that Marion cares about . Marion ain't all that pretty but she got about the nicest eyes I ever seen . They be light brown and she got lashes that come all the way down and touch on her cheeks . Those eyes be kind ...
... ain't gonna be bread that Marion cares about . Marion ain't all that pretty but she got about the nicest eyes I ever seen . They be light brown and she got lashes that come all the way down and touch on her cheeks . Those eyes be kind ...
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