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RAIN by MARY OLIVER

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First Line: ALL AFTERNOON IT RAINED, THEN
Last Line: And anyone who comes must travel, slowly and with thought, / as around the edges of the great swamp
Subject(s): RAIN; BARBED WIRE; SWAMPS; FATHERS; GARDENS & GARDENING; FORESTS; LIFE; BOGS; FENS; MARSHES; WOODS;
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