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The Philosophy of the Beat Generation

The hipster and his preoccupation with speed, sex, drugs, jazz and death

February 1 1958 JOHN CLELLON HOLMES
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The Philosophy of the Beat Generation

The hipster and his preoccupation with speed, sex, drugs, jazz and death

February 1 1958 JOHN CLELLON HOLMES

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