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STUDY FOR A GEOGRAPHICAL TRAIL; 2. ILLINOIS by CLARENCE MAJOR

Poet Analysis

First Line: A MAN SHOT AT ME. THE BULLET MISSED
Last Line: turned dark. What else is new?
Subject(s): CHICAGO;
A man shot at me. The bullet missed
and hit a veal steak sandwich
my friend was eating. The afternoon
turned dark. What else is new?


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