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THE GARDEN SHUKKEI-EN by CAROLYN FORCHE

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First Line: BY WAY OF A VANISHED BRIDGE WE CROSS THIS RIVER
Last Line: IT IS THE BELL TO AWAKEN GOD THAT WE'VE HEARD RINGING
Subject(s): ANTINUCLEAR MOVEMENT; NUCLEAR WAR; NUCLEAR FREEZE; ATOMIC BOMB; HYDROGEN BOMB;
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http://books.google.com/books?id=jhsGCZuhmnoC&pg=PA112&lpg=PA112&dq=FORCHE+%22BY+WAY+OF+A+VANISHED+BRIDGE+WE+CROSS+THIS+RIVER%22&source=bl&ots=9XGs78Z1Co&sig=-Gvf1NHzRcaCENwoytzNDYtHFwA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=S0czU9PsBqme2wXdloDwAg&ved=0CFoQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=FORCHE%20%22BY%20WAY%20OF%20A%20VANISHED%20BRIDGE%20WE%20CROSS%20THIS%20RIVER%22&f=false


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