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THE DISTANT WATER by PHILIP LEVINE

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First Line: THE SOUR DAYLIGHT CRACKS THROUGH MY SLEEP-CAKED LIDS.
Last Line: Captain, Captain, there's no one watching us
Subject(s): WAR;
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