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	Are You Afraid of the Dark Rum and Other Cocktails for '90s Kids 4.35 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2019 — 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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	Mad Scientist Journal: Autumn 2014 by Dawn Vogel (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jeremy Zimmerman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Nick Nafpliotis (Goodreads Author) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Drunk Monkeys Anthology Volume 3 by Matthew Guerruckey (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Howard Good (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Nathan Graziano (Contributor) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2016 — 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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