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Santa Mara di Alessandro Girola

A Santa Mara ci sono i vampiri. Che sia vero o meno, tocchera' a Gianmaria scoprirlo. Santa Mara e' il soffocante paese nella campagna veneta in cui e' cresciuto, e da cui e' fuggito non appena maggiorenne, per crearsi un futuro altrove

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	Dagon by H.P. Lovecraft, Eleonora Della Gatta (Translator), Alessandro Balestra (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.69 avg rating — 14,281 ratings — published 1917 — 184 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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