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The Cobweb Study Guide

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by Raymond Carver
About 30 pages (8,854 words)
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A few minutes ago, I stepped onto the deck
of the house. From there I could see and hear the
water,
and everything that's happened to me all these
years.
It was hot and still. The tide was out.
No birds sang. As I leaned against the railing
a cobweb touched my forehead.
It caught in my hair. No one can blame me that I
turned
and went inside. There was no wind. The sea
was dead calm. I hung the cobweb from the
lampshade.
Where I watch it shudder now and then when my
breath
touches it. A fine thread. Intricate.
Before long, before anyone realizes,
I'll be gone from here.

This complete Poem Text contains 112 words. This study guide contains 8,854 words (approx. 30 pages at 300 words per page).

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