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IDEAS ONLY GO SO FAR by MATTHEA HARVEY

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First Line: LAST YEAR I MADE UP A BABY. I MADE HER IN THE SHAPE OF A HATBOX OR A CAKE. I COULD HAVE ICED HER &
Last Line: sunset—quite unlike my baby, who like any good idea, eventually ended up dead
Subject(s): BABIES; INFANTS;
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