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Thea was still under the belief that public opinion could be placated that if you clucked often enough, the hens would mistake you for one of themselves.

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Willa Cather
Age: 73 †
Born: 1873
Born: December 7
Died: 1947
Died: April 24
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Willa Sibert Cather
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Often
Stills
Still
Adaptability
Enough
Hens
Would
Mistake

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