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ONE OF THE SMALLEST by GERALD STERN

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First Line: MADE OF THE FIRST GREY LIGHT
Last Line: A stone at first, I turned / garish for awhile and burned
Subject(s): IMAGINATION; NIGHT; FANCY; BEDTIME;

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