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NAUGHTY BOY by ROBERT CREELEY

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First Line: WHEN HE BRINGS HOME A WHALE
Last Line: For uncle jim's deep-fired, all-fat, real gone / whale steaks
Subject(s): MAN-WOMAN RELATIONSHIPS; MALE-FEMALE RELATIONS;
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