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AFTER A LINE BY JOHN PEALE BISHOP by DONALD JUSTICE

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First Line: WHY WILL THEY NEVER SPEAK?
Last Line: HEAD-SHAKES AND HEAD-NODS
Subject(s): OLD AGE;
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