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The clouds above the Dublin Mountains are like singed cotton balls and the rose bush branches tremble in the north wind Mam hates so much. The lawn is a frozen square of muck, the white frost crusted on the few blades of grass left standing.
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Mam was from the country and had strong views on issues like cats and pasteurization.
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She called him a nasty one as she shed her skin on the rug in front of the heater.
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"You know, there really is a death of the heart."
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