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THE BLACK RIDERS: 13 by STEPHEN CRANE

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First Line: IF THERE IS A WITNESS TO MY LITTLE LIFE
Last Line: AND IT IS NOT FINE FOR GODS TO MENACE FOOLS.

If there is a witness to my little life,
To my tiny throes and struggles,
He sees a fool;
And it is not fine for gods to menace fools.



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