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OBSOLESCENCE by JOHN CIARDI

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First Line: MY WIFE, BECAUSE SHE DAY-DREAMS CATALOGUES
Last Line: Programmed to project a 4-d god
Subject(s): WATCHES; GIFTS & GIVING;
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