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  <name><![CDATA[Octavia E. Butler]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Kindred]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Bloodchild and Other Stories: Second Edition]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Adulthood Rites (Book Two of the Xenogenesis Series)]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Imago (Book Three of the Xenogenesis Series)]]></title>
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