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ADOLESCENCE: 1 by RITA DOVE

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First Line: IN WATER-HEAVY NIGHTS BEHIND GRANDMOTHER'S PORCH
Last Line: Against a feathery sky
Subject(s): BABY BOOM GENERATION; WOMEN;

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