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RIVERS ARE NOT IMPASSIVE by AIME CESAIRE

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First Line: SAME BRAWL / THIS BIG SCAR ON MY BELLY
Last Line: the mangroves' base
Subject(s): NEGRITUDE (LITERARY MOVEMENT); BLOOD; RIVERS;
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https://www.google.com/books/edition/Lyric_and_Dramatic_Poetry_1946_82/DIl3O63m5ycC?q=ceasire+%22RIVERS+ARE+NOT+IMPASSIVE%22&gbpv=1#f=false


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