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MINED COUNTRY by RICHARD WILBUR

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First Line: THEY HAVE GONE INTO THE GRAY HILLS QUILLED WITH BIRCHES
Last Line: SURE THE WHOLE WORLD'S WILD
Subject(s): WORLD WAR II; SECOND WORLD WAR;
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