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FICTION
The World of Apples
Who has a better right to be a dirty old man than a clean old man?
December
1
1966
John Cheever
Milton Glaser
The World of Apples
John Cheever
December
1
1966
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FICTION
The World of Apples
Who has a better right to be a dirty old man than a clean old man?
December
1
1966
John Cheever
Milton Glaser
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