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Even at that early age I had day dreams for the future, and mother was the central picture.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “Even at that early age I had day dreams for the future, and mother was the central picture.”
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Sherman recalls having aspirations for the future centered around his mother from a young age.
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