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 "The Sky above the Port Was the Color of Television, Tuned to a Dead Channel. " "The Sky above the Port Was the Color of Television, Tuned to a Dead Channel. " Books, Quotes 0

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 "Many Years Later, as He Faced the Firing Squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía Was to remember That Distant Afternoon When His Father Took Him to discover Ice." "Many Years Later, as He Faced the Firing Squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía Was to remember That Distant Afternoon When His Father Took Him to discover Ice." Books 0

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 "If You Really Want to hear about It, the First Thing You'll Probably Want to know Is Where I Was Born, and What My Lousy Childhood Was Like..." "If You Really Want to hear about It, the First Thing You'll Probably Want to know Is Where I Was Born, and What My Lousy Childhood Was Like..." Books 0

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 He Was an Old Man Who Fished Alone in a Skiff in the Gulf Stream and He Had Gone Eighty-four Days Now without Taking a Fish. He Was an Old Man Who Fished Alone in a Skiff in the Gulf Stream and He Had Gone Eighty-four Days Now without Taking a Fish. Books 0

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 Once upon a Time There Was a Prince and a Princess and They Lived Happily Ever After. Once upon a Time There Was a Prince and a Princess and They Lived Happily Ever After. 0

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 Once upon a Time and a Very Good Time It Was There Was a Moocow Coming down along the Road and This Moocow That Was Coming down along the Road Met a Nicens Little Boy Named Baby Tuckoo. Once upon a Time and a Very Good Time It Was There Was a Moocow Coming down along the Road and This Moocow That Was Coming down along the Road Met a Nicens Little Boy Named Baby Tuckoo. Books 0

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 The Night Was Humid The Night Was Humid Film 3

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 "Call Me Ishmael." "Call Me Ishmael." Books 0

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 "Mother Died Today. or Maybe Yesterday, I Don't Know." "Mother Died Today. or Maybe Yesterday, I Don't Know." Books, Quotes 7

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 The Man in Black Fled across the Desert, and the Gunslinger Followed The Man in Black Fled across the Desert, and the Gunslinger Followed 0

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 Once upon a Time Once upon a Time Books 0

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 "If You're Going to read This Don't Bother" "If You're Going to read This Don't Bother" Books, Quotes 0

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 It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times, It Was The Age Of Wisdom, It Was The Age Of Foolishness, It Was The Epoch Of Belief, It Was The Epoch Of Incredulity, It Was The Season Of Light, It Was The Season Of Darkness, It Was The Spring Of Hope It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times, It Was The Age Of Wisdom, It Was The Age Of Foolishness, It Was The Epoch Of Belief, It Was The Epoch Of Incredulity, It Was The Season Of Light, It Was The Season Of Darkness, It Was The Spring Of Hope Books 0