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FICTION
If Wishes Were Horses
A flophouse bedtime story with echoes of the Faust legend as reversed by the modern spirit
September
1
1936
LOUIS ZARA
If Wishes Were Horses
LOUIS ZARA
September
1
1936
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FICTION
If Wishes Were Horses
A flophouse bedtime story with echoes of the Faust legend as reversed by the modern spirit
September
1
1936
LOUIS ZARA
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