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WHAT WE DID TO WHAT WE WERE by PHILIP LEVINE

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First Line: WE PASS THROUGH TOWERING WHEAT
Last Line: a column of air whitening / into concrete
Subject(s): RAILROADS; RAILWAYS; TRAINS;
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