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Monday, February 01, 2021

Flash for Freedom by George Macdonald Fraser: Book Review (Scripted)

Video version of an old post (as I explained about HERE)
For the original post, see:
http://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2010/07/flash-for-freedom-by-george-macdonal.html

Posted by Joel Swagman at 9:29 PM
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