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RATS by JOHN UPDIKE

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First Line: A HOUSE HAS ROTTEN PLACES: CELLAR WALLS
Last Line: FALLEN TO DUST, AND DROPPINGS, AND DRY CLUES
Subject(s): RATS;
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