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ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE by JEAN VALENTINE

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First Line: YOU. YOU RUNNING ACROSS THE FIELD
Last Line: The river / tossing a shoe up, a handful of hair
Subject(s): EURYDICE (NYMPH); MYTHOLOGY - CLASSICAL; ORPHEUS;

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