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Updated: May 24, 2025

Kitty, the immaculate, the exquisite, the friend of poets and artists, the woman he had loved and cherished in his dreams striven for by Jeff and Bill, revelling in the homage of Mexicans and hard-drinking round-up hands, whose natural language was astench with uncleanliness. It was like beholding a dainty flower in the grime and brutality of the branding pen.

Dane Coolidge - Hidden Water