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FICTION
La Smorfia
In the air they breathed hung her shivering cry—La Morte!
December
1
1955
PIETRO DI DONATO
Ben Shahn
La Smorfia
PIETRO DI DONATO
December
1
1955
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FICTION
La Smorfia
In the air they breathed hung her shivering cry—La Morte!
December
1
1955
PIETRO DI DONATO
Ben Shahn
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