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A RITUAL AS OLD AS TIME ITSELF by PETER JOHNSON

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First Line: THERE'S A MAN FLYING HIS WIFE
Last Line: I promise to be gentle on that first tug
Subject(s): KITES; MAN-WOMAN RELATIONSHIPS; MARRIAGE; UNFAITHFULNESS; MALE-FEMALE RELATIONS; WEDDINGS; HUSBANDS; WIVES; INFIDELITY; ADULTERY; INCONSTANCY;
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https://www.google.com/books/edition/Pretty_Happy/GVBH3bOEwEMC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=peter+johnson+A+RITUAL+AS+OLD+AS+TIME+ITSELF&pg=PA63&printsec=frontcover


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