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- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- When Death Comes, New & Selected Poems: Vol. 1 (1992); Full poem read on Library of Congress licensed page; complete final sentence about living fully in awareness of mortality.11words selected;14remain from entire New & Selected Poems Vol.1. No new Oliver selections found in prior canonical batches
- When Death Comes, New & Selected Poems: Vol. 1 (1992)
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