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RETURN by JOHN CIARDI

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First Line: ONCE MORE THE SEARCHLIGHTS BECKON FROM THE NIGHT
Last Line: REEL AFTER REEL OF HOW A CITY BURNED
Subject(s): WORLD WAR II; SAIPAN (ISLAND); SECOND WORLD WAR;
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