Oh, how she did love that queer, common boy!
("The Secret Garden")
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And the secret garden bloomed and bloomed and every morning revealed new miracles.
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Much more surprising things can happen to anyone who, when a disagreeable or discouraged thought comes into his mind, just has the sense to remember in time and push it out by putting in an agreeable, determinedly courageous one. Two things cannot be in one place.
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