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RETALIATION by MARGARET E. BRUNER

First Line: HOW OFTEN, FOR SOME TRIVIAL WRONG
Last Line: THAT LIFE IS FAR TOO BRIEF FOR HATE.
How often, for some trivial wrong,
In anger, we retaliate,
We learn, although it takes us long,
That life is far too brief for hate.



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