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LOSING A LANGUAGE by WILLIAM STANLEY MERWIN

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First Line: A BREATH LEAVES THE SENTENCES AND DOES NOT COME BACK
Last Line: Here is the rain we saw
Subject(s): LANGUAGE; WORDS; VOCABULARY;
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