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A BRIEF FOR THE DEFENSE by JACK GILBERT

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First Line: SORROW EVERYWHERE. SLAUGHTER EVERYWHERE. IF BABIES
Subject(s): GRIEF; HAPPINESS; CONDUCT OF LIFE; SORROW; SADNESS; JOY; DELIGHT;

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