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THE BLACK WALNUT TREE by MARY OLIVER

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First Line: MY MOTHER AND I DEBATE: / WE COULD SELL
Last Line: the whip- / crack of the mortgage
Subject(s): ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ECOLOGY; CONSERVATION;

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