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GREEN-STRIPED MELONS by JANE HIRSHFIELD

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First Line: THEY LIE / UNDER THE STARS IN A FIELD
Last Line: the sign of their ripeness
Subject(s): MELONS; CONDUCT OF LIFE;
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