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![“Crude at first [the short story] received a literary polish in the press, but its dominant quality remained. It was concise and condense, yet suggestive. It was delightfully extravagant - or a miracle of understatement” quote by Bret Harte](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/c91/bret-harte-16965_concise_crude-at-first-the-short-story-received_2283009.jpg)
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