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    <![CDATA[Tai-Pan]]>
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    <![CDATA[Dirk Straun, a pirate, smuggler, and ruthless individual, finds glory  beyond his dreams as the Tai-Pan, or supreme leader, of Hong  Kong. Reissue.  ]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Solid book. Takes a good 100 pages to get into and used to the thick accent of Clavell gives some of his characters.  He also wrapped up too many sub-plots in a jiff at the end for my taste. Still, fun read.]]></body>
    
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