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DEAD ANIMALS by JOHN HOLLANDER

Poem Explanation

First Line: GRANTED THEN, THAT THE PUNISHMENT
Last Line: I'LL TRADE THIS ONE IN FOR ANOTHER STORY
Subject(s): DEATH; DEAD, THE;

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