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HARMONY IN THE BOUDOIR by MARK STRAND

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First Line: AFTER YEARS OF MARRIAGE, HE STANDS AT THE FOOT OF THE BED AND
Last Line: That you barely exist as you are couldn't please me more
Subject(s): MARRIAGE; NOTHINGNESS; WEDDINGS; HUSBANDS; WIVES; NIHILISM; VOIDS;
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