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MORE THAN SUSPECT by ANDRE BRETON

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First Line: THE OAKS ARE STRICKEN BY A SERIOUS ILLNESS
Last Line: A WHOLE THRONGS OF GENERAL'S HEADS
Subject(s): DADAISM; WORLD WAR I; FIRST WORLD WAR;
The oaks are stricken by a serious illness
They dry up after having let go
Into the glow of a sump at sunset
A whole throng of generals' heads






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