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The above excerpt is a digitally scanned reproduction of text from print. Notes on literature and engagement morrison, toni on. Chloe anthony wofford morrison born chloe ardelia wofford. Among her bestknown novels are the bluest eye, song of solomon, beloved and a mercy. A few years later, sula is dying, and nel briefly visits her.
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