2015年3月31日星期二

Grapes of Wrath: Steinbeck manifesto (post 2 of 2 GoW posts)

The healing angel read out chapter 14--a two-page chapter. Read it with feeling, read it like he was Martin Luther King in the pulpit, and it's written in a way that demands that style of reading:

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Louis Vuitton Outlet Online Louis Vuitton Outlet Online Ralph Lauren Outlet Online The healing angel was so impressed he took another part of this chapter and made it his email signature:

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