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    <body><![CDATA[Full Review of  <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://ibeeeg.blogspot.com/2009/08/pirates-by-celia-rees.html">Pirates!</a> can be found at  <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://ibeeeg.blogspot.com/">Mom-Musings</a><br/><br/>Rating: <br/><br/>Pirates pulled me into the story through the narration of Nancy whose beautiful, rhythmic flow of language hooked and captured me. For the narrator took her time with ease and smoothness to tell us her story - this ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70391153">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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