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    Lost Words
    Lost Words
    Lost Words
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    Lost Words

    By Lewton Thomas Jones

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    Lost Words is from a personal journal recently found. It was written in the late 1990's and early 2000's documenting travels to Paris, Los Angeles, Oregon and Washington. Enjoy Lewton's allegorical thoughts about life after 911 interspersed with metaphors and allusions of his daily life.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateJan 29, 2023
    ISBN9781669864646
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      Lost Words - Lewton Thomas Jones

      Copyright © 2023 by Lewton Thomas Jones.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Getty Images are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

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      Rev. date: 01/27/2023

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