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THE DEATH OF ANTINOUS by MARK DOTY

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First Line: WHEN THE BEAUTIFUL YOUNG MAN DROWNED
Last Line: that desire can make anything into a god
Subject(s): GAYS & LESBIANS; HOMOEROTICISM; LESBIANS; GAY WOMEN; GAY MEN;

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