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I had the back of my parents' car
all to myself.
I could look out one window
then slide over to the other window
without any quibbling over territorial rights,
and whenever I played a game
on the floor of my bedroom,
it was always my turn.

—Billy Collins,
Only Child

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You’re the only one and only.

—Gillian Welch

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