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EMPIRE STATE TOWER by MURIEL RUKEYSER

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First Line: THE FAR LANDS MELT TO ORANGE AND TO GREY
Last Line: And hurt, perhaps, but from the working-day
Subject(s): EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, NEW YORK CITY;
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