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BESS by LINDA PASTAN

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First Line: WHEN BESS, THE LANDLORD'S BLACK-EYED
Last Line: The name indelible as a birthmark
Subject(s): MOTHERS & DAUGHTERS; DREAMS; NIGHTMARES;
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