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MY BROTHER THE ARTIST, AT SEVEN by PHILIP LEVINE

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First Line: AS A BOY HE PLAYED ALONE IN THE FIELDS
Last Line: while beneath him the earth holds its breath
Subject(s): BROTHERS; PLAY; SOLITUDE; YOUTH; HALF-BROTHERS; LONELINESS;
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