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a little misgiving in the beginning of things, means much regret in the end of them.

Amelia Barr

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Amelia Barr
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Silver Spring
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Amelia Barr
Amelia Edith Huddleston
Amelia E. Barr
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... trouble of all kinds is voluble, and has plenty of words, but happiness was never written down.
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