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W.S. Merwin, The Lice Quotes: My words are the garment of what I shall never be Like the tucked sleeve of a one-armed boy.
         

My words are the garment of what I shall never be Like the tucked sleeve of a one-armed boy.


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My words are the garment of what I shall never be Like the tucked sleeve of a one-armed boy.
         



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