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GAY CHAPS AT THE BAR by GWENDOLYN BROOKS

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First Line: WE KNEW HOW TO ORDER. JUST THE DASH
Last Line: TO HOLLER DOWN THE LIONS IN THIS AIR
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS - MILITARY;
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