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THE EVIL EYE by JOHN CIARDI

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First Line: NONA POURED OIL ON THE WATER AND SAW THE EYE
Last Line: THOUGH I HAD ONE ALREADY AND THE OTHER CAME
Subject(s): ITALY; SUPERSTITION; ITALIANS;
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