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ix Con­ tents Ac­ knowl­ edg­ ments xi Pro­ logue: On Fa­ mil­ iar Terms 3 Story Hour 23 Shoot­ ing Star 44 The Auto­ biog­ ra­ phy of My ­ Mother(s) 65 On the Care and Han­ dling of In­ fants and Small Chil­ dren 89 The Only News that Mat­ ters 91 The Dead ­ Brother 106 Faith, Hope, and Clar­ ity 109­ Palmer’s ­ Method of Pen­ man­ ship 126 Epi­ logue: All the Lit­ tle Dogs 149 ...

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