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    Ab Initio
    Ab Initio
    Ab Initio
    Ebook12 pages6 minutes

    Ab Initio

    By Sahil Thakur

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    A collection of 13 poems:
    a drug for the desolate,
    a salve for the disheartened and
    a respite for those in anguish.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSahil Thakur
    Release dateFeb 22, 2012
    ISBN9781466129467
    Ab Initio
    Author

    Sahil Thakur

    Poet, Photographer, Philosopher and Physician.

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