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V-J DAY by JOHN CIARDI

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First Line: ON THE TALLEST DAY IN TIME THE DEAD CAME BACK
Last Line: WHEELS JAMMED AND FLAMING ON A METAL SEA
Subject(s): WORLD WAR II; SECOND WORLD WAR;
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