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    You Need a Little Work
    You Need a Little Work
    You Need a Little Work
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    You Need a Little Work

    By F. J. Mackelroy

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    Here's your chance to sink your teeth into this very short, rather expensive, grimly humorous, and generally horrifying tale for modern times. with a thrill, a chill, and a drill, but no krill.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherF. J. Mackelroy
    Release dateFeb 18, 2013
    ISBN9781301377718
    You Need a Little Work
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    F. J. Mackelroy

    F. J. Mackelroy is a science writer from Michigan.As Jim Loudon said, Sic resilire senex hali plumon!

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