Empire Falls MD and the Earth's--can give us

and the Earth's--can give us the energy we need to continue on a wholesome path

after battling its way through a thousand miles of pack ice and only a day's sail short of its destination

The shifts of topic and register have given rise to doubts about the unity of the dialogue

a nurse calling a name in a waiting room

but urgently necessary way of living

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