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How I Signed Up at $250 a Month for the Big Parade through Havana Bla-Bla-Bla and Wound Up in Guatemala with the CIA
A hipster-mercenary's version of the Cuban Affair
June
1
1963
TERRY SOUTHERN
How I Signed Up at $250 a Month for the Big Parade through Havana Bla-Bla-Bla and Wound Up in Guatemala with the CIA
TERRY SOUTHERN
June
1
1963
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How I Signed Up at $250 a Month for the Big Parade through Havana Bla-Bla-Bla and Wound Up in Guatemala with the CIA
A hipster-mercenary's version of the Cuban Affair
June
1
1963
TERRY SOUTHERN
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