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COCKROACHES by DENISE DUHAMEL

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First Line: THAT'S WHAT MY FATHER-IN-LAW CALLS THE AMERICAN KIDS
Last Line: Scurrying fast across the dirty tub we knew as america
Subject(s): COCKROACHES;

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