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    <body><![CDATA[It's hard for me to pinpoint why these stories were so satisfying. It was like eating a meal with all of the flavors and textures in the right place, without getting in their own way.  The stories were of a good length and their plots and characters didn't beg for less or more.  They had just enough...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77548365">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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