by }dl LewL~

.' Tn 1949 Jour Chr.nese women----.drawrn together by the ~~d().v of lheir JJa5(begin 't'nlC.ed'nR: ttli Sa,n f mllc!,soo to ,pla)' n~h ion,g, inl!1eS t' in sw-cks j eal dim ru-1U, and rrsa:y 'cnie5. Th~ wll. d~e;rr gathering The }O)' Luck Club.

NelLirl, [Ol"'tj1 )'e~,TS Iil:u~r', one of the 1~fli.mr!\ hCll died" illlldhef"®!~.tJ.H:el' ~tU.roUtt: w, r.ake her place, ool, r@ kl!]1'TI of ner mml1e.ris lrfekmg u.rish-and rhe- ~r-t.lgi, Wli)l' in whic~ it ~lo.s becmue ~l'Ue,

Th.e ft" ,Lenton of lhis 5e'cre!i: 1fnr.€il,uJaes a:n N'JI"g;el1ll ne.ed ,among the ,women rn Teach back and 'f€~lle~J'!:be-r" __

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B- cwmlilg la ~~L~hed aumdT.' :r:iile~.iU ~pci;jnx rum ~~~.' to 'the ruche In ehc same 'Wa'r' ~IQU MP!]: yOUi' book ""m be, A.J1d, ijl; San f'.d.!Il!Ci3eD'l'j Amy T~n h.o:J d~~v.,..,rM. 'the q~iDn. uhow [!IUL'1;h of '~'Oi,j r wrl tjfl~ [i"" wttlbilJil:mph~C3~ ~ IJ,fIIl1 be <15k.~ more [In~es r.ll<illJ, she will b~ ::tM~ rn rnm~lt1bef-

T~n"s. fk~t Or),']k, OJi~l~ull1y lI"~noc:~vedI :as :Ii o:Jl1l!l'C{~ of short ~j~5 and n;::,w being pelee;l~ ::liiJ. :ill fiO"'~1., wm bill '~lli:ib.!d ~y CU;I'. ,PIli:ru!lIiliL's $(:!ns on MnTd:. H. [m[cld ThejfJi') ,L1~ C~~, .!.t, ~5 'Lit\:: :st.OlY OrrOU~ C1i In@~ 1rn.'[11il:':i.lJ:'Ll nwthe:r:s, and 1i1.'L~lr. foUT d.111J~[!':~ ----flrmt g.;:lliil::nilkm, Arrucrk.::u~.

1'1rr1l~ rl~~e does refer 00, SiDi1i.Nhlng '~uiL The Jo'r" lLuek CLub is. "a :soe~l and, im.vc:s,.m.:n~:lrroi,i I}. My I,J.'aNJ,"l,!;;5. oo-d m~' ;,'Jd1!~r 1i;Q~~nI!li.5. b~'LH" Lois dh,j,'b ! Ili 1959' rhe. (Ii'll" In rh~ book ~~n ~iI"I ! Q49_ Th~y '~voolcl t'!'I'!ilet ~ety mOI'!,c.h. jJOlilig eo d.ficrtnt huu~ ::m.d, ~[til im SJ.!I1!r1J., TiI~( n'1~t~crs. """o!Jld 'plny' M:ah Jr[Jn~," T an ~plai:nt.J. Shi!: ~ajd it W~1l5i her rfud'IL;~C' who ~i ntN'l tt..Iil' ,[(!rm, Joy l:...uek. H~ f:\ O1'Liill~, ''feIu can Lake l"lA'O 'I,I.'G:rds: ~md. iJ'Yt rhem mg~hc-r.<md ~h~n 'they ~la<;,l(: a ni!W fI'I~nlll'l~:;'.shc sald, "',Mit r~dn:r II.llSb-d jOy iiL:Itd Iud because I:H:: satd ~'C!!I.II need oolh fuii ~n, !/n'l!fts!'.:metU8 and t.OtLial gtOOp,.

Tan":) Ml!I<Cl b~Ln.s \~dll d'lt, fl.ctrionel. blat similar, ]oy lA!Jck Club, WOOl 08S asked ,me .of the cbu~~'~Q"r.§, ee tfil-c I:u:r 't.at!::: rnoth:::r's P'ilItt 01.'1: the Mah J03"Lg m'bk'. Th ts opens up ~m un'known nI500r'p' ~o [be d~i.Jgh'r~jj as sh I! ~~arS the S1i:D'rics, of ncr' m-a;ti>.12f :U: !:ll;~ gilrt'liil:

I::abk-, The !:ltt..~r ~'mmcn dI~vulg~ dl~~r pasts a~ ehe M~ JO'ilg ~M(:t Of I[-Q their dabl~I[e:rJ. ~ruu~!t!I;J.t. the ercetes 'roW, m 'me book,

~n T~~~, U(~, she h<:J:5 nOt iCl:irn.~ chi: 10y ll;J& Ohlh. but k was ;:I scare, a ~L"1Iir th~~ her rnotl't.e:r was dy~jilg. 'thai ~[ hc.r ${:tii'toGd (If! dt~ ::1nOrt ~~Uiry th.at ~"'~IlItu::11lly bOO:i~H\OO Li:'iiOO,ltJi.t: b.x.1k;, OIl. 'w:J$ in 'l<b'W::lH ~f11 19ft:) '~¥~Ih rt'I,y B;.\J!i~d Rnd a O!)t!I~e:

Qf Q,q,hcr {fiend:!;,'" ,she c-xp,1 a irI.c!!B. (}Inti;: di}'i' as T illl W-~ ::l~mppb1g, "OJli!:: gf my f,[I;n,.d'G; C3l1ne.up 10 in~ :lind mid 'me not' to 'I,\'ij'ITY" hue: !i#(! li'e(:l"h'1.'I!!i :ii, phon~ ~'lIl5.;;J'flng my mother 'Wrni lfL [he .lll~1ilI5ift 'C:JUC: unit :'3': IEhe h-05p[~. Sh..-c h.:a.d! :ruff~dI ~ hCSfC :il1i1Plld:. H Til.il·.~ mind ,tilced mit&! p-1).ntl;. '"'I thOL:(~h( .11»ut. !1!Jiti!,' I dlWn,~t km::Wll"hl:T well enough, I '\\I';l]$'fi:::ilu::m b~lrinR :;I,ll rh~ m:illliCfi my mntn!l!f used ro s:l1, ',.00 daIl~t ikrlim\f ~itE[.e rer«'t'I.t "F

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~~ re-all~ my mother W':I~ :rim' I ri"IIffi>I)rt::d atld tlm;lOO' IT'i!lli~h !fit mc' i:so f'n)m Iii. y m:Dth~r. In, ~'er.\!!' m l{)oo ihi!!f'. ~. 'W(}Ul.d. ~ elu ~

3S w who:~ :lint," Tan, ntlre:i. H ~ p:r.d:'!{<ed and ~rom~sed that ~f we Wl~ It.h['t;:.'!lI~h IthJs:E \ll'0ut.!9 1EJ)! 'and ~[ eo kFl.{Vilo" hl;!~ 'b~~t(t'"." Tian 'b~Uevtd her pr-:ne~ W!:;lti: I'ln!iw~r.cd whEn sh.i! fCIl.Hlicl c.u~ te 'lA'asn.'~ a heart 21i:t3.ck ..it.ef' :aU, Md [11m h..:, mod~a woold hoe fl:n!~, .. 5ti~ hOC! :Ilfltt'c:n rn.:ad at a :5.hopke:e~r • aed ~2!)rIi W! roC('1, :p;:f!ins as she \I.m$ PlRU.~ng wLth him," Th~ jmbf'li!: ~I\~ severe cntl,JU~h eo Wl!i.~'C: Ith~ n~im~ VL:sLtl, OO[ (n~umtc[ .... ~t wM a, qu k:'k r~'!,II~r;v,

T:;m dAcli ~~p eo her proI'f'!1se:. d~QYj~h, "'I dococled ith2ll if ~ ~>()t:t: f:'k~lQn I '!r1!tnlkllb!.:: (fi:"!I!'r to !.:';rt;'p~ore some d~ I~ .g-f my past, as we!1 as 00 g;elt '00' Iknr:l!'L\l my OW-iii (cd~n.~," she said!, ran i!nd h~l" hu:s.-bruri:d bou:~l'L't bee n.'Lm:he~ 2! c:ondomi.niu.min Fr,-t::rn.on~, md T~ g:ili\i'C her a ~'(:l-e:phQn.~' QltUi:n.g card, iii rold h!::1f ru L1:U::' ~I iUII)' lkrt~ she w~l1itd. R me. Ij\'rit:;::r coo,t!iIi.U~cl, "'I 'began, asklfl.! her for srorii';$ iI1Id I. i5lIXllTi, had a di~ft!f,""n~ w.~jii;' nr Inc.& Inr. ar M-l'. t wooJd mke :i:IDiI:~!lr p'U: bi:t5 or 500rits in ~~..s.; Som'Ctimc:5l! 'illOLlild call her up i3nd jl!lst t'jlP-C ciirt-cJtiV inoo. rhe compuur EI5 ~ was 00, the phon,e: wLth her, She fov!3lil ir," lit dLdIl'l.'[ rabz: 1.011l~, for' Tw'L'~ r.Jil:!' on the fxmmi,!~er~ ~Mom material", as she c::Jn~d, it. ro fill ~p.,

l'an, \.~'Ciiuld tC:CllmilJul)' scan '[h~ me~e:ry !lOW aoo (hen 'DU 1 Uj:lIi: wm.tCti'i'i11f t3r!1di ~minJll ~i: inro ~ :cli.art stOry'. h. was iii !X!n'l.p16tll:lv dilltll:rJ::nt ~P:'pi'«IiI:~ 'fr.om h~r 1lF.l1: ;'liIt'(:mp'~~:iI~ A;~t inn wridnJ::. ·iIrll19B5. ~ b~~1li 'W1Idt"il~ 'licrlon. in ~el'1leml.,~ Ta:L'II noted. She: :h$dI 'b.!::~n 'working :iJl!j' a fr:6!!~iaocc oo5ilili~ '!¥iri~~r Jo:r iii. 'yc.:ar. and i pu~ri lilogro,phy S.[;H'eS, me was i'hm~nE: her' lIf~ {!<;f 'bill~bli; Owr.s;,'" ShA:: ',",'!=.ni: !)JJ :;I rhi!~,'P'ls~ m ''Am tl;t:iu~, hli:1i 'wor.kiIMl le eendeneles, The L'h.eT.I3P~ '\~em :sour ;;)ni~ nea' dterapi:sii;' :gi!'U~ mJ~~F' (hml! i!m~ in, '~. [fL';i'ii.f• Stu:: dr;il;tded ii;o usc 'Fr-ctiClIiI wriiiD,g ,115 ,8 ~w'r' to fOrce ~.cr5I:lF: ED do sorrn;;:titi.n.c d~['u~m will ... hifir '[_~mc:- "" h'[ fillI11~,~ t11OlJ1~.h1[ I should k MRtlilg :iibtrut :anyti1,aIli;!t C);:Cq.lt m'r own lilt :ill'ld f~l!timi~~." ~~~ :!!.Hid. "'50 ~ nioo Wil'ld fig abeue ':Ii G~I'il'[KLf'I, gtril. These sror~ ~rn .:LwJui. Th2lg:"::; when m d~,;i~.cJ rn.t8~ib(' ~, ,5h:Ql!!hJ \J,1'I'~Ci;: 'r.Q-T rn;,,'~d~. I rhoil$ht ~ D.,lUr-d, ~ wrlLifig ~o Uifid!!~lIcl ml~trb.:tr..t:'l.'R

Thl: rc:aJll[ 0'( [h~ b~ thCilP'!I " ~OO ~!l-!;e c.vt'J'j,'tOO~ er~~IDl!I, ohht: Mum Mi::Ite[i<ll m{fwtnblrl.i:J..ro:rq:~ ~!I1d Ti;lrII wmt(: u'[h-c R'Uh::t'i of ~h~ G:1I!r1C,," fur' :9!1b:11IlI1s:slon ((Ii dlll~ Sq,l!~\J," Valre~ Wrir.e!'$ C"elore~oel\oe.. TI\~ S~Ott HOD)' i3'boLl~ .Iii YOLlng r~m.aJe cl!I~ pl\a~,« ics IPUMislt~. ~n ThtJt:ry"lrot~ Club, ~It ~jrtl~ "'I WM st:!; w.tu::n my mnth!!r rnY~~ mill' LhlC an of jirLvis(h1e ~[r1:LlgiI:II. ri' Ir ""~ me: Ibe~_~nl'ng tlJfTaii!~ 'Wil':I,f.1ing lID i.lflaersuncl hi!:~lf ~m th!:!' OOnrenu: of h!2"t Morn M:!Iti!:l.'i':lll fil~;

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I ~,t;~doo uWi3!l~~ ~Ewe~11'I tht, Tr,-.;:!tS," The i:Lrn~ 'be:tW'~n. ,tht: two. III 0 'WIl::Y,!:: r, !,:~"e I~k to h:::r :11~ ~WIl'; 'w'~l.dw WIIS bthl,b':]Ju bli~hod.,~nd '["(vrlntedl [n 31 eouple of ITia~ines, II[ 'l,\'i'3.!i :ilJ!i."K!ll'Id mhL'i ttim~ (h:u l":l!Q l'!.Oo~~vOOI a phon~ itaU (lTOJin a [Vt'tlr::!lry' agenlE who had g·on~t.iI Tan\'; mme from hi2r ~n~~ ,from Sq_U:jLW V~U'CY (:I1Q'!N hee ~:d ... aee ~ljJr"'t), MoUrOllcs.. The ~(; fun.dy DJjlbU'a, iL!lL:J Tan If ~~~~ h~ iIIl¥, m~[;;:ri~~ for l~erH.u1ll1 i=!ubliLSlti.CI'J, ;OJ'!iRioriI thanks, hur I'm 'Mr reaU.., :I!! fit.tio'tli W!rLt.cIr,'" T~n :S1Lid- ~I ecld h~r I 'was ~ bus:it\<t]!SS 'wf~U!nmd ! dldr.l"t lIe::I!U'f 'I'!'j)"~ Ito \wilDt:: :any bu~im::r.s 1I:onb. '"

Th&:; call ~ 5{IOr! m beceme '100m im]XH1I::aIU m Tsn d'!81l1 she could t'eob,gniillc:ait t11TS.t. H!!r storv 'LfT1l(~: Rl,.Ll~ of ,the O;::ime"' .... ~, rC:Pf~nIllOO, In aJ1: ha~ ian rnilg,BIin!"!. ~, wit;hQl.!,t' he~ [per,ml~ian. liIi dcddi;id, ltD i;crw'U lhi5 ;!I~~l1It bod 00 see If tih(: ~ol,J1d c-i1li'C me some ad ... Ice :;)OO!.l'L tJ'hL:&,- Tm satd, Dijbtnl fl ff'1 j 1'1 '$'k 00, 'ir:::m ! f s h El' h 9tI an~· ste u it'S or rn.:afll!l!>l;:ri~ 1;:5. to ~bH'L[f1, th~ ~lim.e. 8pp'rGd~l!.i' ... ~ of i:h~ pl'iL'1!f,es!'l~l ::!dy;j~, Ten'il ~nt ht=.r til;::: [''''"0 ~hol1 5mri~

It d~dn't ~e: llong Mr' IDlj'ks.1lir.iL to ,~ocidc TI'II'I 'I,I;,"'S ::J wO:ilihwi'aile d~~Ulit. "'Shill: C[l:l[cl to ~~ Eh~ was goi~ !D b~' in &.1:\ :F.r-J.nCit.co sOOn and <5'k"cl ~ikc to '~ mv .:!g;t.l:iU," Tan lexpli1in~. "] thC!!.!~'t ;5he wilS '\¥lIl' wI: lhl:te 'ttii Wilnt IDO do ~U ttr!5 ~rork Wr' an iJ.I'Ii'K.iOitl'fl, 'lNrilter,"

After h:!i\'Lr:t,R ~1W;b-:li~hoo. ~, ~la~ lOii'ufiLP wilthlln. ,~n:~. 1" f.!rI .de:deEcd 11."0 <:O~tffiu!:: hie~ tf'ffi:nt;~ iilt lik:ll:icn wr~t:in~ and app:llt:,.j ro, anend ~dll!:r ~ioo ar th.c: Squaw ValliE'" Writc;r'~ Cl!iFiJfur«ioCe,Sl'It p"tpilrecli :ill tiI.cw mn['ll,J$CrLp' to ;aeml1'i1~ty h.c::r applic.'!ii::tgl'j. 1[(!IItti!!e oOfi.~ere..'"'Iitt, ;;rn.cl, this dmc :she' ~rIJC fII OOfl~ ~~g to' 'I);ijkHfiI. uShoe: 'UII~ld :and ~r~ i ~i,i;~"!.': 1~~\, ee ~1I:j) book.' 18.lI~tI., "wh:pt ooc;k 1', "'T;[!~ :SHl~OO. Di~kstt' .... W~ 'jI~ady to sell ,it ooi leer iol'll ofT~!'I'I,'s shrn't srorles, imcl: ~ [hI;:: w.er:@M fulkswing th~ phQ:11.(!: (;."1.11 ~ the ~'fl~~r ~~i'IiI:: hL"r CflJtin::

W1X&c:nd wr11J!;ing mou,gl'i Id~ ~r ill c.D1li:ctlion~ OO~ I [nkLJ~ a bMlli:.lJ1;~rri!e.',O'~;"Wind ,md. W~l~l::r"H

iJS~l'!dl~ c::JHoo ~ae;k. m\,ling it: .... ~'1. ~oo c:rght~y IhcmIJdi ~rujJ1id wind ru-td 'W'{tt CIj " She' ,S1JR~k-d ~ooSl:lllinl! II i..!I;t. arlid (hen dOO. ~wh<:Ll t:I~LlI[' !03l1in~' th~ book onedme tLtld 'ltnm !J'rtt" Qf t.he :shfflrt :5'[lOTliC!'i, ~i~~ ThlC' Jt!:Iy Luek Club r' [!!i~jd.·~ n!):t. it's Dka.'!f ",lith fL"Ie" A~u:'[' ,uloosi7:nin~." ~n~ MOr~~ i:11~ulc rmd. r'il:Ulmio_g m~m to DLjb[!'i! T~ ;[Lng hi':r h~ and hi;T rnotho:::T. w.cnt a'Wil:!f ('H' a ~"j tioti !J'j Chillia.

Wh~1"ii r.l"!J~ 'tif~O Irttumoo IT:Qm lhel'r break, T:Im IrCC..c,ivce :3:1'1 :arud£Ju~ c.iilil fDnrn hel!' ngoo.'[. ii 'Thank God "fOlJ.~~ bad," stte :5aIi.d tc mE. 'W<:; l1looli '00 ti:ll~k aboLJ' !:lni;' book,!;· T ~n :sa~d, Hcr reply lCthocd (h~ WtlJros, ~m ,;-I p:rcvLoUS CO'.fi¥&""Satittn 'with Dlj'ksu·a. "whitt briol,: t' t"lh~ ask~, Within N hours oJ that pMI1.C' cmU, D[jk~[~, hil!clI ene off.ct-, in a v.wk. m~re "NCTC <51~"-Sh-e bq::::m throwing .out:illll ~tI;: ~1,:!~.i"J~SS t~Hm-h!m;!. 5tiJ~t.

fim scrla], i:h~i'igs '~~ke lt~iU:. l, nn~ny I[oilk! hcr tg m8'k~ tll:l:: d;:e~i.ot'!i-" Writnil'l, [J mOAd'! :afti!r ::Ic'o!p'tin.~ 'PLJU1~m':s <#1'"a', '[pit d~ bn her' ~~e(j,ID.[;j;e~ bU:iin~!, gi'..,~n~ h!;!!t" tl;,o(1' llm!! !h~ nt."L-cl~ In 'Wrke. "'E,vc!1' '\'i/~ek I, '!.\'OU1d y,1Qrkotl, ii aa~or.t ~twy :aliid t:ilk it KIo my wr:l,lI:nng y,i'(Irk~hop." I'll fCllilr months, 1" 01111 h~ ;1. eemplere !JDl~octJiQn of mOrt S~~~~.sr

"Irt,'~ (i!;;Ii:i.C!n ," Tan, '~mp~~ll(i.S- "The <rrd~~; C1;,'en!3 :nnd 1tH.!l: faees 3[(: -trc:tlon. The feelimi~;; ::Ire ilUiIlttb~OJ::Fiilph~rol.R I-I~i fOOt.iU:f' :3gf0C'..s and, ;:Jcoo:rdLrL! (0 Tan, her mother L~ juu a~ cmphatic as !iM ~ re l~ ~ka>c. 'fue~ Slr::J igh'~_ "She is :o1,'WaY!i 1t~l!hll.,g '~op'le. '~\'} ::all nCi::icm.· Bm: wh.cn n'IIr- hlJ~oo.."'lidi ru'ildl {[i~mk resd 111:, IT~~l' ~dI m~r eculd Ju~;t hc.!}r m,y mother and ~, 1I::'Ilk IlFIg ~hJ{I!I.J,~'hrmi: the: book.""

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EnrJidi, to '!Nt ended u po 'lShih. poor. Ch[~ ~kLl&s" ~l'r.he;'r' j,i,.--art~.ed ~'OO Wi 'ha«.l,;;], ·Ct..I~~ Ch.."lJ~Cij",c:r_' Thc:y 'w:3nre:l ,'{]!!I I!iQ know 'r.hc Vl'IItucs, hwe IK![ so muth th-c itmt6rn~.~ l:an t~phl'inOO.

Oni!! of ~ v;al'U('S '~I:I~ .:hli: value of hard 1.i.'Ork_ "'The.,. \i,,'OOld fi"illke l!!$'m!'f [n;side and do hom~!,l,'od:: ~If Ithr~ m ft""'i! h..,l,iIr:; iU'id 8U nur jTi,~.[I~ ''A~J111M be !DllJit plilVLn.J!). ~ 'rEin s.a icll, "We m!JU.!!!~u mm was !it!} tm;rn.L'I"- I chouglui' whr couldr.-.'t I have been born of Am!!uic:.a1l. 'pall"1!rift:5;~ Wh~n you·,n: bro~ht:lfil1J:a CiJ'Lrll.! re 'wh Ldt provldes ffi"I easter :uu.wc:ri ~ oog[[ij reaU., ~UitLn.G 'ji'QlJir o '11m, culture."

Noo:r on!~ dla~ b[;J( TaJ'iJ 'll,.m :3in:~rWll'!g ;L1l A~!:l!l'~c:JJ\ sdIool~ whl!:.,r.e o!!t;;J."('l' wer.e l~m~lI'Ig Arn~ri~ h~HO'I'Y ~M. !:iuSKlI1'i.!:, I had rno reiT~e of cntlnltst: hl11011' ilnd c.!i.l~:.;," &ing mist:d 'rn1s ''!I.'"'' cawed Tan !to' ch::ny much ![If 'n~r h!!r.ita~e. ~II! 'L\FiIS hmrl f'or m~ ~i;!IIi:,O ,tQ Q.infllt:o!llln.. Sam!t'(J.n.e

w-oold spcsk to. me: ~mi ChLn!!c5ll;: ~ I 'IA'OUld:n:t un~~I"$.'tBnd ~.h.$!-n- A~ I~im'i:;) t.ht:i1' ~oolcl call 1TIl.': i:l hlljJjpJd ~i FI ~"ei:!Iu:S!i:: ,~ d'idn't. 'lJn.dJtrstat'iit~ (h.~m, ~ ~ 'WOUld JUSt s\1"(]icli gfltLn.;c: m, Chmaoowfl,"' "fmn '5:J~,d,

<!I! 1I'L~ ... ~t' M~M mrparet'iit~ab:!u,t ah~ Cb;~-Se pa!it.......:J.i1; !A~ hi~. A!n;d ifd'it:'l{~l::c,(IIOOtU; tl[. I n~~f really '[[,~.'[et1loo. ~ mil'!o all I'll lin I,J (:l'i. y ~Il: w::i5.nr( tln~d I~ ~iliI(, impilfil!~I ... t-b1]:t!t~1 :[ ~id, "I hav~ to know IK:fG~ [[,,~ tQO l~te'~" -t.h;:Lt TiJ!'I! flflIiJllrr wn.rr~~ roo l~t¢I'I"

10M,}, mmher alw.tti~ ,!VIJid W"!f.11I 'V"rnl~r(!' hom Ch !'I'i~. ~ think 5Tl.dI rc~~ 'Ch!n(lS~.n Taril saCtl;, ''',I ~mAJilll~~[carI. ll'L (io'!:l~~rotj'il)rn, but;a ~ot o~ pi!occs, .... 1'!l;I'~ n(:~r:' eoMec~, ii' These

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OJ'!~ ls ea~)lJE io~~i ;:r!mli t:h~ lase is l'P.!or-.e: CO:Ti.'!:~m:pnrn!)'~ modernda ~ rm e e f(l1'! ," 5h e. 5:::JM1

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