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THE NEGATIVES by PHILIP LEVINE

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First Line: I DIG IN THE SOFT EARTH ALL
Last Line: dreaming of authority
Subject(s): DESERTION, MILITARY; CAPITAL PUNISHMENT; HOMECOMING; HANGING; EXECUTIONS; DEATH PENALTY;

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