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THE DESCENT by GALWAY KINNELL

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First Line: NAILED BY OUR AXES TO THE SNOW
Last Line: IT'LL WAY BE THIS SIDE OF CHINA, FOR SURE
Subject(s): MOUNTAIN CLIMBING; DEATH; DEAD, THE;

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