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THE STATE OF THE NATION by KENNETH PATCHEN

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First Line: UNDERSTAND THAT THEY WERE SITTING JUST INSIDE THE DOOR
Subject(s): BARS & BARTENDERS; INDIFFERENCE; PUBS; TAVERNS; SALOONS;

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