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Theeasiestpossiblewaytoapoemistoknowwhoisspeaking.No,itsnotalwaysthe
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2comments:
Ibarrasaid...
Ohmy,itwassohardformetounderstand.Thanksforpostingthis:D
January19,2013at7:26PM

amidemanilasaid...
I'mgladIcouldhelp.Youcanusethesepracticaltipsinunravelingother
poems...
February8,2013at8:21AM

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