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MERLE BASCOM'S .22 by DONALD HALL

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First Line: I WAS TWELVE WHEN MY FATHER GAVE ME THIS .22
Last Line: I cannot throw it away, it was my father's gift
Subject(s): SPORTS;

Full Poem Text Available at
https://newcriterion.com/issues/1985/6/merle-slocumrsquos-22



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