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POEM FOR MY TWENTY-NINTH BIRTHDAY by JOHN CIARDI

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First Line: ONCE MORE THE PREDAWN THROBS ON ENGINE SOUND
Last Line: THE LAST COMPASSIONATE NECESSITY
Subject(s): BIRTHDAYS;
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