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ELM; FOR RUTH FAINLIGHT by SYLVIA PLATH

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First Line: I KNOW THE BOTTOM, SHE SAYS. I KNOW IT WITH MY GREAT TAP ROOT
Last Line: It petrifies the will. These are the isolate, slow faults / that kill, that kill
Subject(s): ELM TREES; FEAR;
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