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January 1, 1979

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TO HEAR A ROOSTER CROW

Berton Roueché

PROFILE of Corydon (pop. 3, 107), seat of Harrison County, in Southern Indiana. It is situated in a pleasant valley some 20 miles west of Louisville. It is…

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