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THE SLIPPING OF THE WHEEL by EDWARD DORN

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First Line: THEY WERE SENTENCED TO OBSERVE
Last Line: LOOKS FORWARD FROM THE PAST
Subject(s): WEST (U.S.); APACHE INDIANS; SOUTHWEST; PACIFIC STATES;

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