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such as that discourage her so she took the sheets that they brought with them stuffed them with straw, and made makeshift beds for all of them. After a miserable night of sleep they all awoke, but Mother
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she turned her attention to those around her and weakly whispered, "Good-bye. I am going now. I will see you in heaven." She died shortly after, at the age of 44.
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