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AFTERWARDS by RANDALL JARRELL

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First Line: SLEEP: HERE'S YOUR BED ... YOU'LL NOT COME, ANY MORE, TO OURS
Last Line: RUN AWAY, LITTLE COMET'S-HAIR-COMBER!
Subject(s): DEATH; SLEEP; DREAMS; DEAD, THE; NIGHTMARES;
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