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BURNING TRASH by JOHN UPDIKE

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First Line: AT NIGHT - THE LIGHT TURNED OFF, THE FILAMENT
Last Line: HYPNOTIC TONGUES OF ORDER INTERVENED
Subject(s): REFUSE & REFUSE DISPOSAL;
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