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SLEEPING CONVICTS IN THE CELLBLOCK by JIMMY SANTIAGO BACA

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First Line: THEY DREAM THE SUN RISING ABAOVE CARVED CLIFFS
Last Line: AS IT SWOOPS OUT A BROKEN WINDOW
Subject(s): PRISONS & PRISONERS; CONVICTS;

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