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SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION by DAVID LEHMAN

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First Line: UNDER THE MATTRESS WAS A DAY-OLD NEWSPAPER ROLLED INTO A SCROLL
Last Line: HIM AND HER, IN THE LEVITATING BED, IN THE FLAMES.
Subject(s): FIRE; PASSION;
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