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PASSING IT ON by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE

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First Line: OUR SON'S SHIRTS ATTEND KINDERGARTEN
Last Line: AS ORIGINAL SKIN.
Subject(s): CHARITY; CLOTHING & DRESS; SALVATION ARMY; PHILANTHROPY;
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