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    In Absence of Light: A Book of Poetry and Thought by C.P. Kaestner
    In Absence of Light: A Book of Poetry and Thought by C.P. Kaestner
    In Absence of Light: A Book of Poetry and Thought by C.P. Kaestner
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    In Absence of Light: A Book of Poetry and Thought by C.P. Kaestner

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateDec 16, 1999
    ISBN9781462841677
    In Absence of Light: A Book of Poetry and Thought by C.P. Kaestner

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