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U.S. 1946 KING'S X by ROBERT FROST

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First Line: HAVING INVENTED A NEW HOLOCAUST
Last Line: KING'S X – NO FAIRS TO USE IT ANY MORE!
Subject(s): ANTINUCLEAR MOVEMENT; NUCLEAR FREEZE;

Having invented a new Holocaust,
And been the first with it to wm a war,
How they make haste to cry with fingers crossed.
King's X-no fairs to use it any more!



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