First Line: THEN IT WAS DUSK IN ILLINOIS, THE SMALL BOY Last Line: HIS HEART TO THE DARKNESS AND INTO THE SADNESS OF JOY. Subject(s): CHILDREN; ILLINOIS; LABOR & LABORERS; CHILDHOOD; WORK; WORKERS;
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