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Vineland by Thomas Pynchon Mason & Dixon by Thomas Pynchon Pastoralia by George Saunders A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess The Best of Philip K. Dick by Philip K. Dick A Childhood by Harry Crews Scar Lover by Harry Crews Celebration by Harry Crews Body by Harry Crews Blood and Grits by Harry Crews Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
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“Let the peace of this day be here tomorrow when I wake up.”
― Thomas Pynchon, Gravity’s Rainbow
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