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THE CAGE by JOHN BERRYMAN

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First Line: AND THE AMERICANS PUT POUND IN A CAGE
Last Line: Well, for they fed him, the Americans
Subject(s): POUND, EZRA (1885-1972); PRISONS & PRISONERS; CONVICTS;
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