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A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR by ANTHONY HECHT

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First Line: NIGHT, THE FAT SERPENT, SLIPPED AMONG THE PLANTS,
Last Line: Red at the heart, white petals furling out
Subject(s): DEATH; DEAD, THE;
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