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bathing and sometimes every drop of water
They get used to it, because often they have no conveniences for bathing, and sometimes every drop of water must be sought at a distant hydrant, and carried up two or three rickety flights of stairs before available for use.
— from Joyce's Investments: A Story for Girls by Fannie E. (Fannie Ellsworth) Newberry

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