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TO THE SWIMMER by COUNTEE CULLEN

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First Line: NOW AS I WATCH YOU, STRONG OF ARM AND ENDURANCE, BATTLING AND STRUGGLING
Last Line: Is your heart as true as your arm?
Subject(s): SWIMMING & SWIMMERS;
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