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THE BOOK OF YOLEK by ANTHONY HECHT

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First Line: THE DOWSED COALS FUME AND HISS AFTER YOUR MEAL
Last Line: He will walk in as you're sitting down to a meal
Subject(s): CONCENTRATION CAMPS; GERMANY; HOLOCAUST, JEWISH (1939-1945); JEWS; GERMANS; SHOAH; JUDAISM;
Full Poem Text Available at
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/entertainment/books/2003/11/02/the-sestina-an-intricate-ver/498a2d9e-8132-4e09-8343-51bb708fcdfd/


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