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HOSPITAL by JOHN UPDIKE

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First Line: BENIGN BIG BLOND MACHINE BEYOND ALL PRICE,
Last Line: my desolation bumps against its end
Subject(s): HOSPITALS; DEATH; CONDUCT OF LIFE; DEAD, THE;
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