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BURNING by GALWAY KINNELL

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First Line: HE LIVES, WHO LAST NIGHT FLOPPED FROM A LOG
Last Line: Burning a house burning in the wilderness
Subject(s): SICKNESS; DOGS; ILLNESS;
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