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THE HORSE by PHILIP LEVINE

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First Line: THEY SPOKE OF THE HORSE ALIVE
Last Line: THEIR BONES IN ONE MAD DANCE.
Subject(s): ANIMALS; ANTINUCLEAR MOVEMENT; ATOMIC BOMB - VICTIMS; HIROSHIMA, JAPAN; HORSES; NUCLEAR FREEZE;
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