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    The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers
    The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers
    The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers
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    The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers

    By John Burroughs

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    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 15, 2013
    The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers
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    John Burroughs

    JOHN BURROUGHS, USAF, Ret., served twenty-seven years in active and reserve duty in the US Air Force. He is the co-author of Encounter in Rendlesham Forest. He is currently a lecturer and presenter on the Rendlesham Forest Incident and other related events.

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