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FOUR AMERICANS
My Generation: The Thirties
The most beautiful thing in the world was a football captain killed in battle
October
1
1968
F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
My Generation: The Thirties
F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
October
1
1968
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FOUR AMERICANS
My Generation: The Thirties
The most beautiful thing in the world was a football captain killed in battle
October
1
1968
F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
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