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THE BIRTH ANGELS by STEPHEN DOBYNS

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First Line: THE HEAVY-LIDDED ENTERPRISE OF THE DEAD
Last Line: a sudden consciousness, the thrashing of wings
Subject(s): ANGELS;

Full Poem Text Available at
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