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ALESSIO AND THE ZINNIAS by JAMES INGRAM MERRILL

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First Line: ONE SUMMER -- WAS HE EIGHT
Last Line: Never wear orange or pink
Subject(s): FLOWERS; GARDENS & GARDENING;

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