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created a vast new agency called
The Tennessee Valley Authority,

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or TVA,
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and authorised it to build
a series of dams along the river.

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At the same time,
the Tennessee Valley authority

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had to buy all the land
along the shore of the river

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and all its islands.
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Some people had lived on
this land for generations.

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Some people refused to sell,
under any persuasion whatsoever.

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Garthville.
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Hi, I'm Chuck Glover.
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I'm Betty Jackson.
I was Mr. Biggs secretary.

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Do I inherit you, too?
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I don't know. Mr. Biggs left
so suddenly he didn't say.

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You're inherited.
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What desk should I use?
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That was Mr. Biggs desk.
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Thank you.
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What's the matter?
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I thought they'd send
an older man.

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No, they sent a younger one.
Shall we get to work?

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I'll get the folder
on Garth Island.

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Getting the old lady off Garth
is difficult.

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You're the third one
they've sent to try.

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Ella Garth versus Washington.
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Poor old Mr. Biggs
was disgusted when he quit.

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I'll bet he was.
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Maybe, it could be
he went about it the wrong way.


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