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SEVEN LAMENTS FOR THE WAR-DEAD: 2 by YEHUDA AMICHAI

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First Line: AS A CHILD HE WOULD MASH HIS POTATOES
Last Line: HIS BODY GOES ON BEING BATHED AND PURIFIED / FOREVER
Subject(s): MIDDLE EAST – CONFLICTS; DEATH; ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT;
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