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ANOTHER DOG'S DEATH by JOHN UPDIKE

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First Line: FOR DAYS THE GOOD OLD BITCH HAD BEEN DYING, HER BACK
Last Line: IN A WHEELBARROW UP TO THE HOLE, HER WARM FUR SHONE
Subject(s): ANIMALS; DOGS;
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