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minute enough however to enable readers
No one will look, therefore, for more than a brief outline of these subjects in the present work, minute enough, however, to enable readers to form a fair opinion of the people.
— from The Middle Kingdom, Volume 1 (of 2) A Survey of the Geography, Government, Literature, Social Life, Arts, and History of the Chinese Empire and its Inhabitants by S. Wells (Samuel Wells) Williams

mornin ef he treed enny raiders
I axed this hyer Pa'son Kelsey, ez rid by that mornin', ef he treed enny raiders in his mind.
— from The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains by Mary Noailles Murfree

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