The Toy It was 1952 and my father was away at war,leaving my mother and me behind to face hardship alone.I was ten.My mother was a surgeon and worked at the local clinic a few blocks from where we lived.We both resided in a medieval apartment in the

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My grandmother had a beautiful elephant carved out of sandalwood on her dressing table which I secretly used to covet. I wanted it more than anything in the world. It was about the size of a football and had a cheeky smile. It was inlaid with tiny ci

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Collecting things - My Grandmother's elephant By Chris Wilson My grandmother had a beautiful elephant carved out of sandalwood on her dressing table which I secretly used to covet. I wanted it more than anything in the world. It was about the size of

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A sobbing little girl stood near a small church from which she had been turned away because it was too crowded. I can't go to Sunday school, she sobbed to the pastor as he walked by. Seeing her shabby, unkempt appearance, the pastor guessed the reaso

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He gave a gasp. 他倒抽了一口气。 It was the picture of a woman lying on a sofa, with one arm beneath her head and the other along her body; 画面是一个女人躺在长沙发上,一只胳臂枕在头底下,另一只顺着身躯平摆着,

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Immediately, by Starbuck's orders, lines were secured to it at different points, so that ere long every boat was a buoy; 于是,斯达巴克立刻下令,四处抛下绳索把它缚住,因此,不一会儿,每只小艇都成为一只浮筒;

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