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24. We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 11:32 PM

Mar 2020

by Dennis E. Taylor. First in a light hearted SF trilogy; all filled with geeky pop references. Lots of fun.

For more southern humor, A Short History of a Small Place by T. R. Pearson. Anything by Fannie Flagg.

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