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THE BISTRO STYX by RITA DOVE

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First Line: SHE WAS THINNER, WITH A MANNERED GAUNTNESS
Last Line: I’ve lost her, I thought, and called for the bill
Subject(s): PARIS, FRANCE; PERSEPHONE; PROSERPINE; PROSERPINA;
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http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15707


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