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TEMPTATION by JOHN CIARDI

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First Line: ST. ANTHONY, MY FATHER'S HOLY MAN
Last Line: I think the devil almost hooked his saint
Subject(s): TEMPTATION; DEVIL; TEMPTATION; SATAN; MEPHISTOPHELES; LUCIFER; BEELZEBUB;
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