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Thursday, May 01, 2003

The Color Purple

"I was born and raised in the mouth of the Hazard Holler,
Coal cars roaring and a tumbling past my door,
Now they're standing rusty, rolling empty,
Because the L & N don't stop here any more."


--Jean Ritchie
Posted by David L Alexander at 5/01/2003 09:38:00 AM
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