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WHAT LOVES, TAKES AWAY by ELEANOR WILNER

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First Line: IF THE NOSE OF THE PIG IN THE MARKET OF FIRENZE
Last Line: tinder for brilliance and heat, prelude / to cold, and to ash. . .
Subject(s): HUMAN BEHAVIOR; CONDUCT OF LIFE; HUMAN NATURE;
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