Dirt and Not Copper
Gertrude Stein
1874 to 1946
Dirt and not copper makes a color darker. It makes the shape so heavy and makes no melody harder.
It makes mercy and relaxation and even a strength to spread a table fuller. There are more places not empty. They see cover.
Gertrude Stein's Dirt and Not Copper
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