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VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS by KENNETH KOCH

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First Line: I CHOPPED DOWN THE HOUSE THAT YOU HAD BEEN SAVING TO LIVE IN NEXT
Last Line: I wanted you here in the wards, where I am the doctor
Subject(s): WILLIAMS, WILLIAM CARLOS (1883-1963);
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