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FICTION
No Petty Thief
The rough mountaineer had never owned any machinery, but he loved the great steam shovel like a thing of his own
September
1
1946
JESSE STUART
No Petty Thief
JESSE STUART
September
1
1946
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FICTION
No Petty Thief
The rough mountaineer had never owned any machinery, but he loved the great steam shovel like a thing of his own
September
1
1946
JESSE STUART
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