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	The Pessimists 3.35 avg rating — 1,885 ratings — published 2021 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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message 2: by Matthew

Sep 24, 2021 05:35AM

Hi Bethany. Thanks for connecting. Tried to download "The Pessimists" at Kindle but couldn't. Is it not available at Kindle please?

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message 1: by Jenn(ifer)

Dec 07, 2012 10:45AM

thanks Bethany. nice to meetcha!

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