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BACK BAY by JOHN UPDIKE

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First Line: MY ADULT UNEMPLOYED SON AND I
Last Line: That catches light, then spills it like a god
Subject(s): BOSTON; CLOTHING & DRESS; SHOPPING;
Full Poem Text Available at
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Collected_Poems_of_John_Updike_1953_1993/eP0VMSOXLf8C?q=JOHN+UPDIKE+%22MY+ADULT+UNEMPLOYED+SON+AND+I%22&gbpv=1#f=false


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