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	Cthulhu Haiku by Lester Smith (Editor), Scarlett R. Algee (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Ralph Faraday (Contributor) 3.96 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2012 — 3 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
	Halloween Haiku by Lester Smith (Editor), Deborah P. Kolodji, Mike Kriesel 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011 — 2 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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Echoing Dance

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Driftless

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“You can always see an ancient city better when it’s been bombed.”
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“I was one of only two people on staff who knew how semicolons worked.”
― Lauren Oyler, Fake Accounts

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“—The one about the lady from the First Unitarian Church of Kennebunkport, M.E. who orders monogrammed napkins for a church luncheon and . . . Oh, I’ve spoiled it.”
― William Gaddis, The Recognitions

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