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ELEGY FOR THE FACE AT YOUR ELBOW by JOHN CIARDI

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First Line: YOU KNOW AND I KNOW WHAT BREEDS IN THE DARK
Last Line: AND NOTHING YOU DO OR DARE TO DRINK WILL BREAK IT OUT OF YOUR MIND
Subject(s): "CODY, WILLIAM ""BUFFALO BILL"" (1846-1917);"
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