The Gardener's Sunday Hat
Every Sunday morning, Arthur would don his father's frayed straw hat—the wide brim curled slightly at the edges, stained with years of sweat and soil. It sat on his palm like a mem...
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Every Sunday morning, Arthur would don his father's frayed straw hat—the wide brim curled slightly at the edges, stained with years of sweat and soil. It sat on his palm like a mem...
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