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NOAH'S RAVEN by WILLIAM STANLEY MERWIN

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First Line: WHY SHOULD I HAVE RETURNED?
Last Line: Hoarse with fulfillment, I never made promises
Subject(s): BIBLE; RELIGION; THEOLOGY;
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