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THE OLDEST CHILD by CHARLES SIMIC

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First Line: THE NIGHT STILL FRIGHTENS YOU.
Last Line: With that night moth's terror for company.
Subject(s): NIGHT; CHILDREN; BEDTIME; CHILDHOOD;
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