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LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI by MARILYN NELSON

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First Line: THE TREES PAINT THEIR REFLECTIONS
Last Line: IN A LITTLE YELLOW BOOK
Subject(s): FAMILY LIFE; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; AFRICAN AMERICANS; RELATIVES;

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