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I want to read a poem, which
is called "Woolworth's."

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And this is-- I always
revised terribly, you know.

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This used to be
called "Kresge's."

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It's called "Woolworth's" now.

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But there were a few other
changes along the way.

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But, here's "Woolworth's."

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My whole life has led me here.

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[LAUGHTER]

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Daisies made out of resin,
hairnets and submarines,

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diaries, green garden
chairs, and a thousand

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boxes of cough drops.

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[LAUGHTER]

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Three hundred years ago, I was
hedging and ditching in Devon.

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I lacked freedom of worship and
a freedom to trade molasses,

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for rum, for slaves,
for molasses.

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"I will sail to Massachusetts
to build a Kingdom of Heaven

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on Earth!"

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The side of a hill swung open.

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It was Woolworth's!

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[LAUGHTER]

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I followed this
vision to Boston.

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[LAUGHTER]

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I've written virtually no
political poetry, ever.

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And I suppose that one's
a little bit political.

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Maybe it's more
irritable, I don't know.