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REVISIONIST POEM: MACHADO, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Poor and desperate men
Last Line: And the fear of drowning
Subject(s): Sailing & Sailors; Fear; Drowning


Poor and desperate men
Invented four things that are useful at sea:
Sails, rudders, oars
And the fear of drowning


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