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rsdsharp

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7. I read that in a college class on great American novels.

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Sun Aug 24, 2025, 01:00 PM

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I know it’s not, but neither was The Autobiography of Ben Franklin, which we also read — go figure. That was more than forty years ago. Both of those books are still kicking around here somewhere, after four moves.

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