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FOR JAMES MERRILL: AN ADIEU by ANTHONY HECHT

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First Line: THE DAILY PRESS KEEPS UP-TO-DATE OBITS
Last Line: SCORED IN IN SWEETLY NOTED HIGHER KEYS
Subject(s): MERRILL, JAMES (1926-1995); DEATH; DEAD, THE;
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