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The Good Corn by H. E. Bates (1951)
A tale of a childless farming couple, the wife's emotional breakdown at the death of a calf, the husband's weakness in sleeping with a hired girl, and their loving reconciliation as they adopt her baby. 

"The Good Corn" by H. E. Bates [9 pages - Scroll to view]

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