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BURIAL RITES by PHILIP LEVINE

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First Line: EVERYONE COMES BACK HERE TO DIE
Last Line: giving nothing, and free at last
Subject(s): CEMETERIES; DEATH; GRAVEYARDS; DEAD, THE;
Full Poem Text Available at
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/04/16/burial-rites


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