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Fiction
The Odyssey of Old Specs
No animal lives more dangerously nor takes more punishment than a coon, and Specs grew to be a credit to his kind
April
1
1945
PAUL ANNIXTER
The Odyssey of Old Specs
PAUL ANNIXTER
April
1
1945
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Fiction
The Odyssey of Old Specs
No animal lives more dangerously nor takes more punishment than a coon, and Specs grew to be a credit to his kind
April
1
1945
PAUL ANNIXTER
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