20 Years Ago, I Spent $8 on This. My Life Was Never The Same.
Sitting on my desk as I write this is a book I paid $8.25 for nearly twenty years ago. The cover is taped back on. Nearly every page is marked or folded. They have yellowed with age, in some cases
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