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ARABIC (JORDAN, 1992) by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE

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First Line: THE MAN WITH LAUGHING EYES STOPPED SMILING
Last Line: IN EVERY LANGUAGE AND OPENED ITS DOORS.
Subject(s): ARABIC LANGUAGE; ARABS - WOMEN; GRIEF; JORDAN; PAIN; SORROW; SADNESS; SUFFERING; MISERY;

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