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Fiction
Dr. Clodhopper's Footsies
It was inevitable that blood would be shed over the shoeless symphony
May
1
1948
MARTIN GARDNER
Dr. Clodhopper's Footsies
MARTIN GARDNER
May
1
1948
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Fiction
Dr. Clodhopper's Footsies
It was inevitable that blood would be shed over the shoeless symphony
May
1
1948
MARTIN GARDNER
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