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    The Broken Branch

    By Gunnar Alutalu

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    About this ebook

    A branch on a wire fell down, ---
    The wire that powers the town.
    That branch from a tree
    Indeed did break free
    And started this story renown.

    This story, I feel, I must tell
    While still I remember it well.
    It was all in the papers,
    The tricks and the capers.
    In turbulent times did folks dwell…
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateJun 23, 2016
    ISBN9781365214707
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