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DISDAIN, by                    
First Line: Since you are made of such superior clay
Last Line: And nonchalantly creep the other way.
Subject(s): Death; Disdain; Dead, The; Scorn


Since you are made of such superior clay,
No doubt, when dissolution dawns on you
Discerning worms will use discretion, too,
And nonchalantly creep the other way.





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