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    Pastoral Affair
    Pastoral Affair
    Pastoral Affair
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    Pastoral Affair

    By Charles Stearns

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    No wonder Stefanik meant to fight to the last—he wasn't going to turn his kids over to an old goat like Glinka!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStart Classics
    Release dateFeb 13, 2015
    ISBN9781633558755
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