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    The Clockmaker; Or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville
    The Clockmaker; Or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville
    The Clockmaker; Or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville
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    The Clockmaker; Or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville

    By Thomas Chandler Haliburton

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    Release dateNov 27, 2013
    The Clockmaker; Or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville

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