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SAILING HOME FROM RAPALLO by ROBERT LOWELL

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First Line: YOUR NURSE COULD ONLY SPEAK ITALIAN,
Last Line: Was wrapped like panettone in italian tinfoil
Subject(s): ITALY; MOTHERS; DEATH; SEA VOYAGES; CEMETERIES; FATHERS; ITALIANS; DEAD, THE; GRAVEYARDS;
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