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Ishoutandscream2

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9. Great book. Big Lewis fan!

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Mon Apr 1, 2024, 09:22 AM

Apr 2024

My favorite of his is Babbitt.

And yes, Main Street as well shows that they truly have been around us for a long time. Babbitt really shows their idiocy.

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