Students present themselves...like a succession of CDs whose shimmerin…

John Updike
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Students present themselves...like a succession of CDs whose shimmering surface gives no clue to their contents without the equipment to play them.
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Students present themselves...like a succession of CDs whose shimmering surface gives no clue to their contents without the equipment to play them.

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