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THE BALLAD OF THE LONELY MASTURBATOR by ANNE SEXTON

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First Line: THE END OF THE AFFAIR IS ALWAYS DEATH
Last Line: At night, alone, I marry the bed
Subject(s): GOD; LOVE; RELIGION; THEOLOGY;
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