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Dust and cleanliness in a crowded urban home
A long passage describes efforts to keep a house spotless amid dust and gloom, detailing methods to avoid dirtying walls, air quality, and furniture. It notes the narrator's obsession with cleanliness, the role of dust in daily life, and various old fashioned cleaning practices and hazards of neglect.
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Jonn
Mala
Kur Oyu
Hunan
Enid
Ava
Nist
Davenport
Jon