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ZAYDEE by PHILIP LEVINE

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First Line: WHY DOES THE SEA BURN? WHY DO THE HILLS CRY?
Last Line: The long streets were still and the snow / swirled where I lay down to rest
Subject(s): GRANDPARENTS; GRANDMOTHERS; GRANDFATHERS; GREAT GRANDFATHERS; GREAT GRANDMOTHERS;
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