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spirits in Such Is Life

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1903
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spirits in Such Is Life

dary fence, where we shook hands, and parted--each looking forward to the probability of meeting again, but with different degrees of longing. And now, thought I, as I recovered Alf's saddle and bridle, heaven grant that that parting may be a Kathleen Mavourneen one; and let me have some other clas…

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2,983
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1,903
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Project Gutenberg
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2983
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Project Gutenberg
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Such Is Life; Joseph Furphy
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1903 public-domain Australian fiction; Project Gutenberg transcription
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spirits
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Federation Era
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Australia (Australia): B
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dary fence, where we shook hands, and parted--each looking forward to the probability of meeting again, but with different degrees of longing. And now, thought I, as I recovered Alf's saddle and bridle, heaven grant that that parting may be a Kathleen Mavourneen one; and let me have some other class of difficulty to deal with next time. Thus, in the best of spirits, owing to the prospect of some smooth travelling on my main trunk line, after having traversed the steep and crooked section to which I had been committed by one touch of the switch two hours before, I made my way through the lignum to Alf's camp; guided partly by the.

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