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fashioned piano, partially covered with photographs of family
and friends, is the main piece of furniture of this room.
When Anna is at home she is usually playing on it; Minnie also
gets much pleasure out of it, particularly when her church
friends come to see her. They gather around and lustily sing
hymns to the accompaniment of the piano. On the same side of
the room, against the wall, are a settee and arm chair to match.
These are upholstered in dark blue velvet and are cover-
ed with cat and dog hairs.

On the other side of the room is a flat topped desk, and a
covered typewriter stands on a small table. A radio is on the
desk. A rack contains several books, among which is Florida In
the Making, The Life of Jesus Christ, a city directory, diction-
ary and a good sized Bible; also fashion magazines, movie mag-
azines and church pamphlets.

"I guess you knew Tom ain't with the furniture company any
more. After he had that last eye operation, they realized his
sight was awful poor, in spite of his trying to keep 'em from
knowin, and they put him on half time - guess they were afraid
he'd have an accident or something - then later they let him
off altogether. Times have been pretty hard since then, and
we're glad we have a roof over our heads and that the place is
paid for. A friend of Tom's in Jacksonville has given him a
start in building up a business like he was in Jacksonville,
that is, to locate and repossess cars for out-of-town finance
companies. I dont know where Tom could get a job now, so he's
mighty glad

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