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A DESERTER by CHARLES REZNIKOFF

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First Line: THEIR NEW LANDLORD WAS A HANDSOME MAN. ON HIS ROUNDS TO COLLECT RENT SHE BECAME FRIENDLY
Last Line: She named none after her father
Subject(s): DESERTION & NONSUPPORT; JEALOUSY; FATHERS & DAUGHTERS; SUICIDE;
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