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Allen Tate

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I’ve often wondered why she laughed …

Allen Tate

I …

Allen Tate

In a pyloned desert where the scorpion reigns …

Allen Tate

Cats walk the floor at midnight; that enemy of fog, …

Allen Tate

I …

Allen Tate

This is the village where the funeral …

Allen Tate

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