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RIGHT FROM THE GARDEN
A Little Treasury of Nonnegotiable Verse
Awake, Muse, and zap the kiddies
May
1
1970
Karl Shapiro
John E. Johnson
A Little Treasury of Nonnegotiable Verse
Karl Shapiro
May
1
1970
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RIGHT FROM THE GARDEN
A Little Treasury of Nonnegotiable Verse
Awake, Muse, and zap the kiddies
May
1
1970
Karl Shapiro
John E. Johnson
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