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THE PLAYER PIANO by RANDALL JARRELL

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First Line: I ATE PANCAKES ONE NIGHT IN A PANCAKE HOUSE
Last Line: Plays itself out a half-inch from my fingers
Subject(s): MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; NOSTALGIA; PIANOS;

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