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FICTION
The Terrorist
The decline (pow!) and fall (boom!) of Western civilization (thud!)
August
1
1987
JOHN HERSEY
Johan Edstrom
The Terrorist
JOHN HERSEY
August
1
1987
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FICTION
The Terrorist
The decline (pow!) and fall (boom!) of Western civilization (thud!)
August
1
1987
JOHN HERSEY
Johan Edstrom
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