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WE WASH OUR BOWLS IN THIS WATER by GARY SNYDER

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First Line: A DAY ON THE RAGGED NORTH PACIFIC COAST GET SOAKED BY WHIPPING
Last Line: Can't throw some light on the nature of ridges and rivers, / who can?'
Subject(s): GEOLOGY; MYTHOLOGY;
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