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I've Come To Think Of Europe As A Hardcover Book, America As The Paperback Version.
-Don DeLillo
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I've Come To Think Of Europe As
Don DeLillo
I've Come To Think Of Europe As A Hardcover Book, America As The Paperback Version.
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