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THE MAN ON THE DUMP by CHARLES SIMIC

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First Line: HE LOOKED THE WAY I IMAGINE MELVILLE'S BARTLEBY TO HAVE LOOKED THE
Last Line: the street of paris with a live lobster on a leash
Subject(s): LABRUNIE, GERARD (1808-1855); NERVAL, GERARD DE (188-1855);
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