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THE FRIENDS OF HERACLITUS by CHARLES SIMIC

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First Line: YOUR FRIEND HAS DIED, WITH WHOM
Last Line: Dressed up for a night of dancing / Speeding by on roller skates
Subject(s): DEATH; FRIENDSHIP; IMAGINARY CONVERSATIONS; CITY & TOWN LIFE; PHILOSOPHY & PHILOSOPHERS; DEAD, THE;
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