The words we use are the worlds we live in.

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The words we use are the worlds we live in.

Richard Ford

2014

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2014

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Richard Ford

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Ford, Richard. "The Rumpus Interview with Richard Ford." Interviewed by Ben Pfeiffer. Rumpus, Nov. 26, 2014, therumpus.net/2014/11/the-rumpus-interview-with-richard-ford/

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