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"We must do something," said Alice....
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"Let's read all the books again. We shall get lots of ideas out of them."
-The Story of the Treasure Seekers E. Nesbit
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A ?sassy? (USA Today), ?funny, fast-talking? (New York Daily News) ?great read? (People) that unfolds like a conversation with your bawdy best friend over a glass?or a bottle?of wine
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