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MIDSUMMER: 5 by DEREK WALCOTT

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First Line: THE HEMISPHERES LIE SWEATING, FLESH TO FLESH
Last Line: ROLLS HIS BULLETS LIKE BEADS. GLUED TO HIS OWN TRANSISTOR
Subject(s): SUMMER; NEW YORK CITY; HAMPTONS, NEW YORK;
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