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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Foolish Virgin by Thomas Dixon: "Lord, everybody knows old Nance!" was the smiling
answer.
"She ain't got good sense!" the tow-headed boy
spoke up.
"Sh!" the mother warned, boxing his ears.
"She's a little queer, that's all. Everybody knows
her in Buncombe and Yancey counties. Her house is
built across the county line. She eats in Yancey and
sleeps in Buncombe----"
"Yes," broke in the boy joyously, "an' when the
Sheriff o' Yancey comes, she moves back into Buncombe.
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