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“We laughed at the hollyhocks together and then I sprayed them with lye. Forgive me. I simply do not know what I am doing.” quote by William Carlos Williams — Download Open image

““We laughed at the hollyhocks together and then I sprayed them with lye. Forgive me. I simply do not know what I am doing.””

William Carlos Williams

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