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Every American carries within them an immigrant story—undocumented and visionary.
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― The Beggars of the Mercury Lights: We the Other People
― The Beggars of the Mercury Lights: We the Other People
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He still had his tie on, a knitted tie with a flat bottom. It looked crocheted; it looked like a doily. Our biology master wore ties like that but George was the only boy you'd catch dead in one. He was both the oldest and youngest of us, the most fuddy-duddy and innocent, and I could see that his innocence extended to this question of sardonic intent. His poem, alas, was perfectly serious.
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― Old School
― Old School
