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METROPOLITAN NIGHTMARE by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET

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First Line: IT RAINED QUITE A LOT, THAT SPRING. YOU WOKE IN THE MORNING
Last Line: HE PRIED FOM THE INSECT'S JAWS THE BRIGHT CRUMB OF STEEL
Subject(s): NEW YORK CITY; TERMITES; MANHATTAN; NEW YORK, NEW YORK; THE BIG APPLE;
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