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LAST WORDS by SYLVIA PLATH

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First Line: I DO NOT WANT A PLAIN BOX, I WANT A SARCOPHAGUS
Last Line: It will be dark, / and the shine of these small things sweeter than the face of ishtar
Subject(s): DEATH; DEAD, THE;
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