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              Endnote – Haiku: The World’s Longest Poem<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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the cold night
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passing the jug
the warmth
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“the cold night” – <\/FONT>Presents of Mind<\/EM><\/FONT><\/A> (1996)<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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