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I'd rather have a book, but in a pinch I'll settle for a set of Water Pik instructions.
Anne Fadiman Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader
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I'd rather have a book, but in a pinch I'll settle for a set of Water Pik instructions.
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Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader

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