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SPLITTING AN ORDER by TED KOOSER

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First Line: I LIKE TO WATCH AN OLD MAN CUTTING A SANDWICH IN HALF
Last Line: and meets his eyes and holds out both old hands to him
Subject(s): FOOD & EATING; OLD AGE; MAN-WIMAN RELATIONSHIPS;
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