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So those are from the new book.

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And I'm going to close up with--

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[TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS IN THE
 DISTANCE]

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Is that a train?

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I love this.

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I love that I grew
up next to a train,

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it is very centering to me.

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This is the last
one in this book.

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And this is the one where I
got the title for the book.

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This one's called "The
Plight of Lovers."

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You came to my body
in my wildest grief.

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Drunk in it, I welcomed you.

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There were catastrophes,
I needed to explore,

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you contained them all.

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When you lap the
well of my blood

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milky and flowing near the
river and sugar cane fields,

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you drink to my mother and
hers the lovers each they had.

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This is the dowry.

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This is the lot.

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The only child I will
give you is myself.

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Be worthy, I have
eaten the rattlesnake.

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Thank you all very
much for having me.

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[CHEERING AND CLAPPING]

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Thank you very much.

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