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Python's Kiss by Louise Erdrich

Python's Kiss

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by Louise Erdrich
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This is as far as I can work without buying an extension ladder, he said. And I'm saving for a ring.

The fence was now close to eight feet. When Nero finally turned up, hungry for his supper, I was disappointed that he hadn't kept on running, found his way up north, and joined a wolf pack.



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