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BROKEN SONNET by JOHN YAU

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First Line: THE WORLD WEEPS. THERE ARE NO TEARS
Last Line: Trying to leave some string of words behind
Subject(s): POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; SOCIAL COMMENTARIES;
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