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We are stuck with one Republican and two Democratic Senators, each convinced that he/she could bring the United States into a well-recognized position in the world, while making the homefolks safe and happy. '
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“The book referred to in that paragraph is a pet notion of mine,” Sam told the homefolks, “—nobody knows what it is going to be about but just myself.”
Mark Twain Ron Powers 2005
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The evening of March 3, Sam embarked on a fifty-two-hour rail connection to St. Louis, where the homefolks waited to see him for the first time in six years.
Mark Twain Ron Powers 2005
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Back in St. Louis, the homefolks awaited word from Sam about employment prospects for Orion, who was foraging for typesetting jobs to feed and shelter even just himself Mollie was in Keokuk.
Mark Twain Ron Powers 2005
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After two weeks of this, Charley returned to Elmira and Sam traveled on for a brief reunion with the homefolks in St. Louis.
Mark Twain Ron Powers 2005
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Back in St. Louis, the homefolks awaited word from Sam about employment prospects for Orion, who was foraging for typesetting jobs to feed and shelter even just himself Mollie was in Keokuk.
Mark Twain Ron Powers 2005
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After two weeks of this, Charley returned to Elmira and Sam traveled on for a brief reunion with the homefolks in St. Louis.
Mark Twain Ron Powers 2005
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“He was out at a dinner party,” Sam wrote to the homefolks, “but Mrs. Grant said she would keep him at home on a Sunday evening.”
Mark Twain Ron Powers 2005
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The evening of March 3, Sam embarked on a fifty-two-hour rail connection to St. Louis, where the homefolks waited to see him for the first time in six years.
Mark Twain Ron Powers 2005
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According to Government Computer News American military personnel deployed overseas can now send SMS messages to one or many homefolks through a special gateway.
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