Poor man. Poor mankind. — William Faulkner

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Poor man. Poor mankind.

William Faulkner

Light in August · 1932

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Faulkner, William. Light in August, edited by Melanie Taylor. W. W. Norton & Company, 2022, ch. 4.

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Faulkner, William. Light in August. Smith & Haas, 1932, ch. 4.

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