First Line: I SPENT AN HOUR WATCHJING THE YELLOW PARROTS Last Line: DID I STOP TO LISTEN TO THAT MUSIC, POOR LOVE? Subject(s): TRAVEL; CONDUCT OF LIFE; IRISH; JUDAISM;
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