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    <body><![CDATA[I got this book for $3 at Borders and had very low expectations for it.  However, I was pleasantly surprised to find it an incredibly interesting novel about an officer's experience abroad and back at home. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[has that elusive and rare feel of authenticity. sweet, lost, and honest.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't remeber much of this book.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[An incredible book. Simply. ]]></body>
    
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