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THE THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR by LUCILLE CLIFTON

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Last Line: I HAD NOT EXPECTED TO BE AN ORDINARY WOMAN
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS – WOMEN; MOTHERS & DAUGHTERS; MIDDLE AGE;
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