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AN ANOINTING by THYLIAS MOSS

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First Line: BOYS HAVE TO SLASH THEIR FINGERS TO BECOME BROTHERS. GIRLS
Last Line: water breaking in me like an annointment
Subject(s): POPULAR CULTURE - UNITED STATES;

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