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In Massachusetts last week, many a fanner and townsman listened to word of the newest miracle, eager to believe.

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Old Mao was a fanner, prosperous enough to hire a laborer.

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The fanner gets no more because, ambitious, he grows too much, puts it up for sale.

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"The subfreezing temperatures day after day brought home a certain physical reality that matches the economic plight of the Midwestern fanner."

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The spy asked: what town lies yonder? and the fanner told him Gettysburg, but the name meant nothing.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara