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THE CRAZY LADY SPEAKING by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER

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First Line: I WAS THE ONE IN THE IRT TUNNEL
Last Line: FROM EACH OF THEIR GRAVES I RISE, DAUGHTER. EMBRACE ME
Subject(s): INSANITY; TALK; WOMEN; MADNESS; MENTAL ILLNESS;
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