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• Truman Capote learns the true meaning of Christmas through his older cousin.

• Truman Capote's story takes the reader down Memory Lane to show how his cousin touched his life.

• The 60-year-old distant cousin considers 7-year-old Truman her best friend.

• The woman and Truman spend time together because they have no other friends.

• The woman had a childhood friend named Buddy who died long ago.

• The woman does not call Truman by his name but by the name Buddy.

• The woman doesn't get out much, cares nothing about her appearance, and lives by the Bible.

• Winter is an exciting time for Truman and the woman.

• At the beginning of the season the woman declares it as "fruitcake weather".

• The woman and Truman gather ingredients to make fruitcakes.

• The woman and Truman pick pecans from trees in another person's yard with their dog, Queenie.

• Truman and the woman raise...

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