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... STOPPED SMOKING when I was 55 , after 44 years of ad- diction , in my town where tobacco is a major product , even children smoke . I picked up the habit at 11 . Over the years that I kept puffing to my heart's content , I also made ...
... STOPPED SMOKING when I was 55 , after 44 years of ad- diction , in my town where tobacco is a major product , even children smoke . I picked up the habit at 11 . Over the years that I kept puffing to my heart's content , I also made ...
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... stopped bumming any from them . I developed a new pleasure in lieu of my cigaret ; I found a good appetite at table , a new - found delight in eating . I encountered temptations to resume my smoking . But after three months of ...
... stopped bumming any from them . I developed a new pleasure in lieu of my cigaret ; I found a good appetite at table , a new - found delight in eating . I encountered temptations to resume my smoking . But after three months of ...
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... stopped , afraid . Somehow they believed in what people said : men naturally cool - headed could do terrible things once aroused . Somehow , we felt he could do what he threatened he would . Manuel always saw the humor in mother's anger ...
... stopped , afraid . Somehow they believed in what people said : men naturally cool - headed could do terrible things once aroused . Somehow , we felt he could do what he threatened he would . Manuel always saw the humor in mother's anger ...
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