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The Snake Has All the Lines

by Jean Kerr · 1960

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A new collection of humorous pieces similar to the author's "Please don't eat the daisies."

Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Mood
funnyfunnyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 168 pages
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