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STEEL DOORS OF PRISON by JIMMY SANTIAGO BACA

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First Line: THE BIG COMPOUND GATES CLOSE THE WORLD OFF
Last Line: SLOWLY SWALLOWING YOU
Subject(s): POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; PRISONS & PRISONERS; CONVICTS;

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