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PAINTED WIVES by JOHN UPDIKE

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First Line: SOOT, HOUSE-DUST, AND TAR DIDN'T GO FAR
Last Line: SHE SMILES THROUGH THE BRUSHSTROKES AT SOMEONE STILL THERE
Subject(s): MARRIAGE; PAINTINGS AND PAINTERS; WEDDINGS; HUSBANDS; WIVES;
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