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THE EBONY CHICKERING by DORIANNE LAUX

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First Line: MY MOTHER COOKED WITH LARD SHE KEPT
Last Line: AS HE BOWED, AND SHE SLIPPED HIM THE CHECK.
Subject(s): COOKING & COOKS; MOTHERS & DAUGHTERS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; PIANOS; COOKERY;
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