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A STORY OFTEN TOLD IN BARS: THE READER'S DIGEST VERSION by WILLIAM MATTHEWS

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First Line: FIRST I WAS BORN AND IT WAS TOUGH ON MOM
Last Line: THE LIFE THAT MATTERS NOT THE ONE I'VE LED
Subject(s): BARS & BARTENDERS; POPULAR CULTURE - UNITED STATES; PUBS; TAVERNS; SALOONS;

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