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THE CHILD IN THE GREAT WOOD by MURIEL RUKEYSER

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First Line: IT IS ALL MUCH WORSE THAN I DREAMED
Last Line: but the night seems very long
Subject(s): FORESTS; DREAMS; WAR; WOODS; NIGHTMARES;
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