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SLUM LORDS by JOHN UPDIKE

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First Line: The superrich make lousy neighbors
Last Line: Their riches form a kind of poverty
Subject(s): UPPER CLASSES; ABSENCE; NEIGHBORS; SEPARATION; ISOLATION;
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