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            The Magic PaintPrimo Levi
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            The Mark-2 WifeWilliam Trevor
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            The Queen's NecklaceItalo Calvino
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            The ToothShirley Jackson
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            Hermit in ParisItalo Calvino
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            The Complete CosmicomicsItalo Calvino
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            The ElephantSlawomir Mrozek
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            Cities of the Red NightWilliam S. Burroughs
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            The Western LandsWilliam S. Burroughs
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            Collected StoriesPaul Bowles
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            InterzoneWilliam S. Burroughs
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            Letters 1945-59William S. Burroughs
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            My EducationWilliam S. Burroughs
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            The Cat InsideWilliam S. Burroughs
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            Fantastic TalesItalo Calvino
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            Italian FolktalesItalo Calvino
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            Numbers in the DarkItalo Calvino
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            The Path to the Spiders' NestsItalo Calvino
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            The Road to San GiovanniItalo Calvino
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            Why Read the Classics?Italo Calvino
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