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PENMANSHIP by JORIE GRAHAM

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First Line: BEYOND THE MARGIN, IN THE MIND, THE WINNER GETS IT RIGHT
Last Line: Lilies, water / striders
Subject(s): EDUCATION; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS;

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https://www.google.com/books/edition/Hybrids_of_Plants_and_of_Ghosts/voDHryJCJccC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=graham+%22Beyond+the+margin,+in+the+mind,+the+winner+gets+it+right%22&pg=PA31&printsec=frontcover



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