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“I especially remember that on All Souls Day, when so many people wanted new monu…” — Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
I especially remember that on All Souls Day, when so many people wanted new monuments for the graves, our whole family pitched in. I did the lettering on the stones, my brother did the carving, and my sisters put the finishing touches on them, the gold leaf and all that.
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