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HALF RATIONS by MARY KINZIE

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First Line: HE DID NOT SWEAT. EVEN IN HOT WEATHER
Last Line: THE NEED HE CONFINED HIMSELF TO IN THIS LIFE
Subject(s): SURVIVAL; FOOD & EATING;
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