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AGAINST THE RISING MOON by HANIEL (CLARK) LONG

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First Line: THE LAKE, THE LAD WHO STOOD ALONE
Last Line: WHO WENT AWAY TO WAR.
The lake, the lad who stood alone
That midnight by the shore,
The full low-hanging orange moon -
The memory of a boy I loved
Who went away to war.


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