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FLIES ON SHIT by FRANK STANFORD

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First Line: TO THE GENTLEMEN FROM THE SOUTH
Last Line: because I cut my eye teeth on flies / floating in shit
Subject(s): SOUTHERN STATES; FLIES; SOUTH (U.S.);
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