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William Faulkner - As I Lay Dying - How often have I lain beneath rain on a strange roof, thinking of home.

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“ How often have I lain beneath rain on a strange roof, thinking of home. ”

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Author

William Faulkner

Source

As I Lay Dying

Topic

home nostalgia

Date

1930

Language

English

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