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When it is winter and we must walk in the blizzard snow do not our fingers and toes whisper death _And when winter is at last over. . .can we not hear our bellies whisper death to us _In the dark don't we know _And when we are paralyzed by nightmares _We know what you are. _With our first cries we rail against you. _We see you in every drop of blood in every tear.
Martine Leavitt Keturah and Lord Death
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When it is winter and we must walk in the blizzard snow do not our fingers and toes whisper death _And when winter is at last over. . .can we not hear our bellies whisper death to us _In the dark don't we know _And when we are paralyzed by nightmares _We know what you are. _With our first cries we rail against you. _We see you in every drop of blood in every tear.

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