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COUNTING SMALL-BONED BODIES by ROBERT BLY

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First Line: LET'S COUNT THE BODIES OVER AGAIN
Last Line: We could fit / a body into a finger ring, for a keepsake forever
Subject(s): VIETNAMESE CONFLICT, 1961-1975;

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