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Poem 59, "upon the
death of crocker's dog,

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ludi jr. takes it all back."

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[LAUGHTER]

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"Because Ludi Jr. has healed,
has lived to tell about it,

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because the scars
on Ludi Jr.'s ankles

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are bluer far than
any other part,

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because the silence in the
throat of anything repels,

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I say to Crocker's dead
dog, 'I take it all back.

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The sticks, the
pellets, the words,

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the rocks from the
railroad, the boot

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whose toll went lost in the
only soft spot on your belly.

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Rest easy.

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Be gentle with the worms.

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And in that space behind the
holes that were your eyes,

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remember, do not return.'"

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[LAUGHTER]

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[APPLAUSE]

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