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SECOND FIG by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY

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First Line: SAFE UPON THE SOLID ROCK THE UGLY HOUSES STAND
Last Line: COME AND SEE MY SHINING PALACE BUILT UPON THE SAND.

Safe upon the solid rock the ugly houses stand:
Come and see my shining palace built upon the sand.



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