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Bill Bryson

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I have long known that it is part of God's plan for me to spend a little time with each of the most stupid people on earth, and Mary Ellen was proof that even in the Appalachian woods I would not be spared. It became evident that she was a rarity.

 
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No matter what you've lost
Be it a home, a love, a friend
Like the Mary Ellen Carter, rise again.

 
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Every part of this earth is sacred to my people. Every shining pine needle, every sandy shore, every mist in the dark woods, every clearing and humming insect is holy in the memory and experience of my people

 
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