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SHADOWBOXER by ANNE CARSON

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First Line: OF THE SOLDIER WHO PUT A SPEAR THROUGH CHRIST'S SIDE ON THE CROSS
Last Line: Was a face all still as dew in April. Hook. Jab. Jab
Subject(s): DEATH; JESUS CHRIST;
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