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Dirt And Not Copper

by Gertrude Stein, 1914

Dirt and not copper makes a color darker. It makes the shape so heavy and makes no melody harder.

It makes mercy and relaxation and even a strength to spread a table fuller. There are more places not empty. They see cover.

Published in Tender Buttons
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