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HOMETOWN AFTER A WAR by JOHN CIARDI

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First Line: THE RIVER BLACKENS IN A FRAME OF SNOW
Last Line: BEFORE THE WAR WAR WAS ENDED WE WERE GONE FROM THERE
Subject(s): HOMECOMING; VETERANS;
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