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rn hometown, those two
pposed to change
ice that could make a gr
have was money
ood had both
record labels in Nashville,
ith a face like a well-worn leathe
eal and, soon after, a marriag
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. Her voice f
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husband who rar
ooms and back alleys of the music
ling, brief effort that le
ver and sleep, o
wake, the silk sheet
, full of life and a fir
on cheap stages now just smoldered
ng, slowly. A single
erile existence, a beautiful, lo
itar strap on her shoulder, the
t empty, a pretty ghost
er, was a quiet woma
kept the house perfect a
ria saw right through her,
ll, rare smile that felt like a moment of
s what she'd signed up for
much of herself she'd have
nce of her nights wo
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