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    The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Jr.
    The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Jr.
    The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Jr.
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    The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Jr.

    By Wallace Irwin

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 15, 2013
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