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IKON: THE HARROWING OF HELL by DENISE LEVERTOV

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First Line: DOWN THROUGH THE TOMB'S INWARD ARCH
Last Line: To humble friends the joy / of giving him food - fish and a honeycomb
Subject(s): FUTURE LIFE; RETRIBUTION; ETERNITY; AFTER LIFE;
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