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MIDSUMMER: 2 by DEREK WALCOTT

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First Line: COMPANION IN ROME, WHOM ROME MAKES AN OLD ROME
Last Line: SILVER LEGIONS OF MACKEREL RACE THROUGH OUR CATACOMBS
Subject(s): ROME, ITALY; SUMMER;

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