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A BIRTHDAY PRESENT by SYLVIA PLATH

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First Line: WHAT IS THIS, BEHIND THIS VEIL, IS IT UGLY, IS IT BEAUTIFUL?
Last Line: And the universe slide from my side
Subject(s): DEATH; BIRTHDAYS; DEAD, THE;
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