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THE RISK by ANNE SEXTON

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First Line: WHEN A DAUGHTER TRIES SUICIDE
Last Line: AND EATS UP HER HEART LIKE TWO EGGS
Subject(s): MOTHERS & DAUGHTERS; SUICIDE;

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