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WHY WE PLAY BASKETBALL by SHERMAN ALEXIE

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First Line: IN DECEMBER, SNOW / COVERED THE COURT
Last Line: WE BUILD SMALL FIRES
Subject(s): BASKETBALL; NATIVE AMERICANS;

Full Poem Text Available at
https://books.google.com/books?id=g-HToSEzrjcC&pg=PA241&dq=ALEXIE+%22WHY+WE+PLAY+BASKETBALL%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=yDk5Ve2bA7iRsQSZ_YH4Dg&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=ALEXIE%20%22WHY%20WE%20PLAY%20BASKETBALL%22&f=false



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