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A SUCCESFUL SPECIES by JOHN CIARDI

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First Line: HORESHOE CRABS, WHICH ARE NOT CRABS AT ALL
Last Line: BUT THE ONE SUCCESS OF SPECIES IS TO ENDURE
Subject(s): SURVIVAL;
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