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MORTUARY PARLORS by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET

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First Line: THE SMOOTH, UNOBTRUSIVE WALLS SAY 'HUSH!' IN A VOICE OF HONEY AND MEAL
Last Line: AND DEATH, THE OBSEQUIOUS GENTLEMAN, COMES RUBBING BLACK GLOVES AND TALKING
Subject(s): DEATH; FUNERALS; DEAD, THE;
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