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ONE BETTY – FIVE SKULLS by JOHN CIARDI

Poet Analysis

First Line: THE SEARCH LIGHTS CAUGHT YOUR ENEMY AND MINE
Last Line: TURNED DOWN A WHEEL OF DIALS, AND FELL, AND BURNED
Subject(s): WORLD WAR II; SAIPAN (ISLAND);

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