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KNOWING THE ENEMY by ELEANOR WILNER

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First Line: THE SUN STRIKES THE WHALE'S BACK
Last Line: AS ST. SEBASTIAN, BRISTLING HARPOONS.
Subject(s): ENEMIES;

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