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THE DEATH OF THE FATHERS: 1. OYSTERS by ANNE SEXTON

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First Line: OYSTERS WE ATE, / SWEET BLUE BABIES
Last Line: THE WOMAN WON
Subject(s): FATHERS & DAUGHTERS; OYSTERS; FOOD & EATING; COMING OF AGE;
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https://www.google.com/books/edition/Anne_Sexton/10n0bOSe0CMC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=sexton+%22Oysters+we+ate,+/+sweet+blue+babies%22&pg=PA306&printsec=frontcover


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