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WHEN YOU'VE BEEN HERE LONG ENOUGH by LAWRENCE JOSEPH

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First Line: YOU BREATHE YELLOW SMOKE, YOU BREATHE LEAD
Last Line: AS THE DOORS OPEN AND NO ONE COMES ON
Subject(s): CONDUCT OF LIFE;
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