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    <body><![CDATA[I realize this is a novel, but I chose to place it in a different 'bookshelf'...it is refreshing to read something which deals with the &quot;2012&quot; hype in a more civilized manner. I am weary of all the doom and gloom and end of days rubbish being thrust at us. <br/>This book has many levels, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77485245">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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