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COMING BACK TO AMERICA by JAMES DICKEY

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First Line: WE DESCENDED THE FIRST NIGHT FROM EUROPE - RIDING THE SHIP'S SLING
Last Line: THE THING THAT SUSTAINS US FOREVER IN OTHER PLACES!
Subject(s): HOMECOMING;
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