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Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded (Steampunk, #2)

by Ann VanderMeer

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― Mark Twain

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― Niels Bohr

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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

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