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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
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Spanish Testament

by Arthur Koestler

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The Divine Comedy: The Inferno, the Purgatorio and the Paradiso

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― William Gaddis, The Recognitions

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