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LETTER FOR THOSE WHO GREW UP TOGETHER by JOHN CIARDI

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First Line: WHO REMEMBERS NOW THE BACKYARDS OF OUR INNOCENCE
Last Line: Are we ready yet? Is this pretense ended? May we advance now?
Subject(s): CHILDHOOD MEMORIES;
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