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Toots Shor Among the Ruins
He doth bestride what’s left of Yankee Stadium like what’s left of a colossus
October
1
1974
Joe Flaherty
Carl Fischer
Toots Shor Among the Ruins
Joe Flaherty
October
1
1974
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Toots Shor Among the Ruins
He doth bestride what’s left of Yankee Stadium like what’s left of a colossus
October
1
1974
Joe Flaherty
Carl Fischer
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