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SALT WATER by MARGE PIERCY

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First Line: IT IS A BOWL OF TEARS ON THE TABLE
Last Line: THE SALT OF REGRET AND THE SALT OF EFFORT
Subject(s): JEWISH FAMILIES; SALT;
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https://books.google.com/books?id=WT8TAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT186&lpg=PT186&dq=MARGE+PIERCY+%22IT+IS+A+BOWL+OF+TEARS+ON+THE+TABLE%22&source=bl&ots=vW7wXq4UlZ&sig=dVb-fltVYjbX0bQXiSxuvoTWrOU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bQGcVc-GONi0yATv66WgCA&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=MARGE%20PIERCY%20%22IT%20IS%20A%20BOWL%20OF%20TEARS%20ON%20THE%20TABLE%22&f=false


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