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FREIGHT CARS by STEPHEN DOBYNS

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: ONCE, TAKING A TRAIN INTO CHICAGO
Last Line: Come back, call home, we need you
Subject(s): BODIES; RAILROADS; RAILWAYS; TRAINS;

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