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    Find the Hidden States! The Ippicino Family’s Sleepy, Busy Saturday
    Find the Hidden States! The Ippicino Family’s Sleepy, Busy Saturday
    Find the Hidden States! The Ippicino Family’s Sleepy, Busy Saturday
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    Find the Hidden States! The Ippicino Family’s Sleepy, Busy Saturday

    By Mark A. Gillespio

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    The linguistic resemblances of 43 U.S. states are hidden throughout this fictional story. Find them using ordinary conversational lingo. Disregard word, sentence, and paragraph boundaries. Disregard syllable stress. Example: "Mississippi" in "Mrs. Ippicino."

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMark A. Gillespio
    Release dateJan 3, 2018
    ISBN9781370805792
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