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The Orphan's Lament

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A Northern poetry drama based on a true life story. A sad story  of an orphan with a wicked step mother. How she patiently  stoop to conquer...  
"Am I a rag for the floor? 
Am I a broom or the extension of the pestle pounding the yam? 
Am I a soft submission that yields to my majesty commands...?"All Rights Reserved

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