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PHILOMELA. PROCNE. TEREUS by KARL SHAPIRO

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First Line: PROCNE SAID, IT HAPPENED AT MY WEDDING
Last Line: The feathers of these birds are stained with murder
Subject(s): MYTHOLOGY; MARRIAGE; RAPE; SISTERS; REVENGE; WEDDINGS; HUSBANDS; WIVES;
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