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HOMETOWN by JOHN CIARDI

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First Line: THE THREE PRONGED ARMORY TOWER, THE CIVIC STATUE
Last Line: Before the war was ended we were gone from there
Subject(s): HOME; CITY & TOWN LIFE;
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