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IN THE SMOKING-CAR by RICHARD WILBUR

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First Line: THE EYELIDS MEET. HE'LL CATCH A LITTLE NAP
Last Line: Failure, the longed-for valley, takes him in
Subject(s): RAILROADS; RAILWAYS; TRAINS;
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