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How I strayed off the righteous path…yet again

On August 19, 2017August 6, 2017 By bookskepticIn Thoughts5 Comments

It happened, again, I bought books. I did my best, it is my third slip up this year, so not horribly bad for someone who habitually was buying 40 books before each vacation just to make sure I have enough to read. Still, I have to be more and more careful, because it is a …

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