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MANHATTAN ELEGY by ELIZABETH ALEXANDER

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First Line: I LEFT BEHIND A MOTHER, FATHER
Last Line: NEW YORK, MY CITY OF ADULTS
Subject(s): NEW YORK CITY; MANHATTAN; NEW YORK, NEW YORK; THE BIG APPLE;
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