Response 6

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-10,3
The Tanner
Mother Cave was yielding
From her yellow flesh we carved
Vats and wells in which
To slake the skins.
She gave us a secret place to prosper
Our odious industry,
Creating silken leather
From sow’s ears.
In those hidden places
We worked our hides
Until they came up gleaming
In the day-lit streets,
Gracing the ankles of ladies and louts
From Park Row to Barker Gate.
place, which comes from cavus meaning hollow.
Cave Fact: The word “cave” is derived from the Latin cavea, meaning hollow
Rachel Laurence