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FICTION
The Shirts Off Their Backs
Figuratively, you got to have a hairy chest
May
1
1954
HENRY SHULTZ
The Shirts Off Their Backs
HENRY SHULTZ
May
1
1954
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FICTION
The Shirts Off Their Backs
Figuratively, you got to have a hairy chest
May
1
1954
HENRY SHULTZ
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