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ADVENT 1966 by DENISE LEVERTOV

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First Line: BECAUSE IN VIETNAM THE VISION OF A BURNING BABE
Last Line: The delicate, firm, whole flesh of the still unburned
Subject(s): VIETNAMESE CONFLICT (1961-1975); ADVENT; WAR ATROCITIES; SOCIAL COMMENTARIES;
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