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H e l l o h el lo!! Te s t i n g 1, 2, 3, testing. Am I com i n g  t h r o u gh to y o u ? I sure hope I a m , I’ve  l o t s  t o say and not a moment to lose.  T e s t i n g ,  testing 1, 2 , 3. C’mon, c’mon already, please? Pretty please? Helloooooo?

....It’s working now, yes? Yes. Good, then. What am I here for? What do you mean ‘what am I here for’? I’m here for the same reason everyone else who finds themselves ensconced responsibly in critical, creative thinking and a healthy cultivation of boredom: to talk about books. Obviously.

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