The first day of spring was once the time for taking the young virgins into the fields, there in dalliance to set an example in fertility for Nature to follow. Now we just set the clock an hour ahead and change the oil in the crankcase.
- Elwyn Brooks White
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The first day of spring was once the time for taking the young virgins into the fields, there in dalliance to set an example in fertility for Nature to follow. Now we just set the clock an hour ahead and change the oil in the crankcase.
- Elwyn Brooks White
The Bottleneck Years
by H.E. Taylor
Chapter 47
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Chapter 49
Chapter 48
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