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As I Lay Dying

William Faulkner

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Jewel and I come up from the field, following the path in single file.

— Darl (narration) · William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying (1930), opening sentence

This world is not his world; this life his life.

— Cash (narration) · William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying (1930)

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As I Lay Dying

William Faulkner

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