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    A Pencil Is Just As Good As a Sword
    A Pencil Is Just As Good As a Sword
    A Pencil Is Just As Good As a Sword
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    A Pencil Is Just As Good As a Sword

    By Bill Phelps

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    A flash fiction story of a boy in early adolescence that became a mythical hero.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateNov 20, 2011
    ISBN9781105268229
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