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THE SIMPLE TRUTH by PHILIP LEVINE

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First Line: I BOUGHT A DOLLAR AND A HALF'S WORTH OF SMALL RED POTATOES
Last Line: in a form we have no words for, and you live on it
Subject(s): FARM LIFE; TRUTH; AGRICULTURE; FARMERS;
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https://www.uen.org/core/languagearts/downloads/Philip_Levine_Poems.pdf


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