He saw a tree in a backyard, its branches tortured among el… - Gabrielle Roy

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He saw a tree in a backyard, its branches tortured among electric wires and clotheslines, its leaves dry and shriveled before they were fully out. Low in the sky, dark clouds heralded the storm.

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Gabrielle Roy, CC FRSC (March 22, 1909 – July 13, 1983) was a French Canadian author.

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