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    Stand by for Mars!
    Stand by for Mars!
    Stand by for Mars!
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    Stand by for Mars!

    By Willy Ley, Louis Glanzman and Carey Rockwell

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 27, 2013

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