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DOMESTIC SCENES by CHARLES REZNIKOFF

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First Line: IT WAS NEARLY DAYLIGHT WHEN SHE GAVE BIRTH TO THE CHILD,
Last Line: and she drank it
Subject(s): FAMILY LIFE; STILLBIRTH; MARRIAGE; DEATH; FIGHTS; MURDER; POISONS & POISONING; RELATIVES; DEATH - CHILDBIRTH; WEDDINGS; HUSBANDS; WIVES; DEAD, THE;

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