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    The Second Satellite
    The Second Satellite
    The Second Satellite
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    The Second Satellite

    By Edmond Hamilton

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    Earth men war on frog-vampires for the emancipation of the human cows of Earth's second satellite.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXinXii
    Release dateDec 11, 2015
    ISBN9780982933022
    The Second Satellite
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    Edmond Hamilton

    Edmond Hamilton (1904-1977) was an experienced pulp science fiction writer as well as a comic book writer who scripted many issues of Superman.

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