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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ELEGY FOR THE GIANT TORTOISES, by MARGARET ATWOOD Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Let others pray for the passenger pigeon
Last Line: Our holy and obsolete symbols
Subject(s): Turtles; Tortoises
First Line: Let others pray for the passenger pigeon
Last Line: Our holy and obsolete symbols
Subject(s): Turtles; Tortoises
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