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THE HANGING MAN by SYLVIA PLATH

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First Line: BY THE ROOTS OF MY HAIR SOME GOD GOT HOLD OF ME
Last Line: If he were I, he would do what I did
Subject(s): CAPITAL PUNISHMENT; TORTURE; HANGING; EXECUTIONS; DEATH PENALTY;
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