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First Line: FISH SCALES, WET NEWSPAPERS, UNOPENED CANS
Last Line: But not least, beloved of god. Each other
Subject(s): ELLIS ISLAND, NEW YORK HARBOR; JEWS - UNITED STATES;
Full Poem Text Available at
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Jewish_American_Literature/DwQlVoyHac8C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=levine+%22Fish+scales,+wet+newspapers,+unopened+cans%22&pg=PA854&printsec=frontcover


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