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THE GUARDS KNEELED, THEY RAISED THEIR WEAPONS, THEY FIRED' by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

Last Line: FINALLY IS LIBERATED, THEN THEY PULL THE BODY OUT
Subject(s): BIRTH; SEDATION;

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