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ELEGY FOR A CAVE FULL OF BONES by JOHN CIARDI

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First Line: TIBIA, TARSAL, SKULL, AND SHIN
Last Line: I have seen our failure in / tibia, tarsal, skull, and shin
Subject(s): WORLD WAR II; SECOND WORLD WAR;
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