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"of a kind"

What meaning does "of a kind" add to this sentence: "I wrote my fictional account about a medium-sized American town with its countryside of a kind I know well."
  

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", means: I wrote my account about a town that I know well, that is, I lived in that town and I know it well. " means: I wrote my account about a type of town that I know well, that is, I've lived in several towns like this and I know this type of town well.

  • ", means: I wrote my account about a town that I know well, that is, I lived in that town and I know it well.
  • " means: I wrote my account about a type of town that I know well, that is, I've lived in several towns like this and I know this type of town well.
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"I wrote my fictional account about a medium-size American town I know well.", means: I wrote my account about a town that I know well, that is, I lived in that town and I know it well. (The phrase "with its countryside" is unnecessary and makes the sentence ungrammatical.)

"I wrote my fictional account about a medium-sized American town of a kind I know well." means: I wrote my acco

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