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VANDERGAST AND THE GIRL by LOUIS SIMPSON

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First Line: Vandergast to his neighbors -
Last Line: In any case, he will soon be forty
Subject(s): EXTRAMARITAL AFFAIRS; DIVORCE; MIDDLE AGE;

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