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A SONG OF SURVIVAL by JIMMY SANTIAGO BACA

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First Line: I WORKED AS A LICENSED PLUMBER, HAD MY OWN TOOLS
Last Line: AND THE SEASRCH LED ME TO MY FIRST CELL IN PRISON
Subject(s): PLUMBERS; PRISONS & PRISONERS; CONVICTS;

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