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Pdf this article proposes an alternative way to explore a series of. The first edition of the novel was published in 1995, and was written by bill bryson. Nov 02, 2020 2001, neil humphreys, notes from an even smaller island, singapore. It has more history, finer parks, a livelier and more varied press, better theatres, more numerous orchestras and museums, leafier squares, safer streets, and more courteous inhabitants than any other large city in the world.
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