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LADY WITH THE LAMP (1820-1910), by                    
First Line: The dead presided everywhere, colossi
Last Line: Which you'll love, even as you choke on it
Subject(s): Crimean War (1853-1856); Egypt; Nightingale, Florence (1820-1910); Nurses; Rats




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