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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Iron Puddler by James J. Davis: eggs and potatoes and make them all as tasteless as a chip of
wood. I've had this kind of fare for the last few years, and
getting back to your table is the best part of home-coming."
Father was still a puddler, and to show my appreciation of all
he had done for me, I went into the mill every afternoon that
summer and worked a heat or two for him while he went home and
rested in the shade.
The workout did me good. It kept my body vigorous and cleared
my brain so that my studies were easy for me, and I advanced with
my education faster than ever before.
This proved to me that schooling should combine the book stuff
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