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DISCORDANTS: 4 by CONRAD AIKEN

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First Line: DEAD CLEOPATRA LIES IN A CRYSTAL CASKET,
Last Line: Sending up grass and blossoms to the sky
Subject(s): CLEOPATRA, QUEEN OF EGYPT (69-30 B.C.);
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