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NIGHT PIECE FOR MY TWENTY-SEVENTH BIRTHDAY by JOHN CIARDI

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First Line: PUNCTUALLY NOW, BY ALL WE LEARNED AT SCHOOL
Last Line: LAW IS THE LAST LAW TO BE UNDERSTOOD
Subject(s): ARMY LIFE; BIRTHDAYS; DRILLS & MINOR TACTICS;
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