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LITANY by BILLY COLLINS

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First Line: YOU ARE THE BREAD AND THE KNIFE,
Last Line: She had just finished writing her autobiography
Subject(s): MAN-WOMAN RELATIONSHIPS; MALE-FEMALE RELATIONS;
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