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GOODBYE, GOTEBORG by JOHN UPDIKE

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First Line: THE COUNTRIES WE DEPART WILL MANAGE WITHOUT US
Last Line: AS IF THEY RELISH OUR ABSENCE FROM THIS EDEN
Subject(s): SWEDEN;
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