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SNAKESKIN by TED KOOSER

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First Line: IT IS ONLY THE OLD YELLOW SHELL
Last Line: Nothing it knows is ahead. / Its whistle flicks into the distance
Subject(s): SNAKES; TIME; SERPENTS; VIPERS;
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