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    Twenty-Six Out Of Eighty-Eight Ain't Bad
    Twenty-Six Out Of Eighty-Eight Ain't Bad
    Twenty-Six Out Of Eighty-Eight Ain't Bad
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    Twenty-Six Out Of Eighty-Eight Ain't Bad

    By Keith Shortridge

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    A pilgrim route of over 1,100 km around the Japanese island of Shikoku links 88 temples associated with the 9th century monk Kōbō Daishi. Keith and Elaine, moderately fit, and with a totally inadequate knowledge of Japanese, set out to see how far they can get in the few weeks they have available. This is not an adventure story, nor one of spiri

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKnave and Varlet
    Release dateOct 14, 2021
    ISBN9780645254808
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