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THE LISTENERS by LOUIS SIMPSON

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First Line: I WALKED DOWN THE STREET
Last Line: IN THE DISTANCE GOING AWAY
Subject(s): HOME; CHILDHOOD MEMORIES; NOSTALGIA;
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