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UNKNOWN GIRL IN THE MATERNITY WARD by ANNE SEXTON

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First Line: CHILD, THE CURRENT OF YOUR BREATH IS SIX DAYS LONG
Last Line: Go child, who is my sin and nothing more
Subject(s): GOD; RELIGION; THEOLOGY;

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