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THE WIRES OF THE NIGHT by BILLY COLLINS

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First Line: I THOUGHT ABOUT HIS DEATH FOR SO MANY HOURS,
Last Line: like the sharp tip of a pen moving across an empty page.
Subject(s): DEATH; DEAD, THE;
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