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LEAVING THE ASYLUM by GREGORY ORR

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First Line: THE METAL HARPS OF THE HIGH GATES
Last Line: I LOVE ITS GLINT AMONG THE DUST AND STONES.
Subject(s): CHANGE; HOSPITALS; INSANITY; INTROSPECTION; SELF-RELIANCE; MADNESS; MENTAL ILLNESS;
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