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THE TORCH by WALT WHITMAN

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First Line: ON MY NORTHWEST COAST IN THE MIDST OF THE NIGHT A FISHERMEN'S GROUP STANDS
Last Line: BEARING A TORCH ABLAZE AT THE PROW.

On my Northwest coast in the midst of the night a
fishermen's group stands watching,
Out on the lake that expands before them, others are spearing salmon,
The canoe, a dim shadowy thing, moves across the black water,
Bearing a torch ablaze at the prow.



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