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A RACK OF PAPERBACKS by JOHN UPDIKE

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First Line: GATEWAY, GROVE, / AND DOVER SAY
Last Line: their spines are not / austerely stiff
Subject(s): PAPERBACK BOOKS;
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https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Carpentered_Hen/enR-cwPzC_oC?q=JOHN+UPDIKE+%22GATEWAY,+GROVE,+/AND+DOVER+SAY%22&gbpv=1#f=false


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