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WAR IS KIND: 19 by STEPHEN CRANE

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First Line: THE CHATTER OF A DEATH-DEMON FROM A TREE-TOP
Last Line: THE CHATTER OF A DEATH-DEMON FROM A TREE-TOP.

The chatter of a death-demon from a tree-top
Blood -- blood and torn grass --
Had marked the rise of his agony --
This lone hunter.
The grey-green woods impassive
Had watched the threshing of his limbs.
A canoe with flashing paddle,
A girl with soft searching eyes,
A call: "John!"
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Come, arise, hunter!
Can you not hear?
The chatter of a death-demon from a tree-top.



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