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FICTION
Operation Sidewinder
Read it as a play, but think of it as a warm, wet kiss
May
1
1969
Sam Shepard
Paul Davis
Operation Sidewinder
Sam Shepard
May
1
1969
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FICTION
Operation Sidewinder
Read it as a play, but think of it as a warm, wet kiss
May
1
1969
Sam Shepard
Paul Davis
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