I went down to the river,I set down on the bank.I tried to think but couldn't,So I jumped in and sank. — Langston Hughes
I went down to the river,I set down on the bank.I tried to think but couldn't,So I jumped in and sank. — Langston Hughes
I went down to the river,I set down on the bank.I tried to think but couldn't,So I jumped in and sank. — Langston Hughes
I went down to the river,I set down on the bank.I tried to think but couldn't,So I jumped in and sank. — Langston Hughes
I went down to the river,I set down on the bank.I tried to think but couldn't,So I jumped in and sank. — Langston Hughes
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I went down to the river,I set down on the bank.I tried to think but couldn't,So I jumped in and sank.

— Langston Hughes
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