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MOUNT ST. HELENS: THE MOUNTAIN by GARY SNYDER

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First Line: FROM THE DOAB OF THE WILLIAMETTE AND THE COLUMBIA, SLIGHTLY HIGHER
Last Line: Hidden on the north side in a perched basin is a large deep lake
Subject(s): MOUNT SAINT HELENS, WASHINGTON;
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https://www.google.com/books/edition/Danger_on_Peaks/Yd4REAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=snyder+%22From+the+doab+of+the+willamette+and+the+columbia,+slightly+higher%22&pg=PT10&printsec=frontcover


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