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Trana Mathews
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“There always seemed to be an underlying tone of rancor between my father and uncle. Sometimes they acted like dung-hill roosters squaring off.”
― The Mathews Family
― The Mathews Family
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“There always seemed to be an underlying tone of rancor between my father and uncle. Sometimes they acted like dung-hill roosters squaring off.”
― The Mathews Family
― The Mathews Family
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