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ROSA by RITA DOVE

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First Line: HOW SHE SAT THERE
Last Line: When they bent down to retrieve / her purse. That courtesy
Subject(s): ETIQUETTE; PARKS, ROSA (1913-2005); MANNERS; COURTESY;
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