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LEAVING THE HOSPICE by MARILYN NELSON

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First Line: ABBA JACOB SAID: / IT'S AMAZING! THE OLD NUN HAS BEEN RESURRECTED!
Last Line: WHAT AWAITS IS WELCOME PURER THAN TRUE LOVE'S FIRST KISS
Subject(s): DEATH;

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