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FICTION
The Quaterback Speaks to His God
The last great work of an insufficiently celebrated writer
October
24
1978
Herbert Wilner
Marvin Mattelson
The Quaterback Speaks to His God
Herbert Wilner
October
24
1978
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FICTION
The Quaterback Speaks to His God
The last great work of an insufficiently celebrated writer
October
24
1978
Herbert Wilner
Marvin Mattelson
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