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PAST-LIVES THERAPY by CHARLES SIMIC

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First Line: THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THE BLOODY BANDAGES
Last Line: As if a miner's canary got caught in a mousetrap
Subject(s): FARM LIFE; BIRTH; WAR; AGRICULTURE; FARMERS; CHILD BIRTH; MIDWIFERY;
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