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THE DREAM SONGS: 234. THE CARPENTER'S SON by JOHN BERRYMAN

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First Line: THE CHILD STOOD IN THE SHED. THE CHILD WENT MAD
Last Line: THE GREAT MAN SOUGHT HIS RETIRE
Subject(s): BIBLE; RELIGION; THEOLOGY;
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