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Poem text and context:  https://www.brainpickings.org/2019/12/09/margaret-atwood-habitation-marriage

Read by @amandapalmer for Brain Pickings.

POEM TEXT / CONTEXT

Amanda Palmer reads "Habitation" by Margaret Atwood

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