I'm going to advertise Castledyke Sales, a garage in Barton-upon-Humber that gets recommended by word of mouth and was to me some years ago. It is reliable, honest and not expensive and when you get a garage like that you hang on to it.
I once told a professor about my honest mechanic, Lefty Griswold. A week later ther professor asked for his name again because she kept on coming upi with Lefty Doorknob. She though it might have been the shock of honest and mechanic being pit together.
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Of your charity,
oh my Lord,
let me weep.
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become diamonds,
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I once told a professor about my honest mechanic, Lefty Griswold. A week later ther professor asked for his name again because she kept on coming upi with Lefty Doorknob. She though it might have been the shock of honest and mechanic being pit together.
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