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TRAVELING ALONE by BILLY COLLINS

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First Line: AT THE HOTEL COFFEE SHOP THAT MORNING
Last Line: the pair of swans a place to conceal their young
Subject(s): TRAVEL; JOURNEYS; TRIPS;

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