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CITY LIMITS by TED KOOSER

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First Line: HERE ON THE WEST EDGE, THE TOWN TURNED ITS BACK ON THE WEST
Last Line: a switch with red eyes wipes its mouth with a sleeve
Subject(s): RAILROADS; TRAVEL; WEST (U.S.); RAILWAYS; TRAINS; JOURNEYS; TRIPS; SOUTHWEST; PACIFIC STATES;
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