No guesses - really?

Here’s the puzzle!

A D*S* O* THE *ODS. *N*ORT*NATE**, WE SO*THERNERS DID THIN* WE WERE *ODS.

MAR*ARET MIT*HE**
*ONE WITH THE WIND

Letters to guess:
CFGJKLPQUVXYZ

GOOD LUCK!

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