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7 votes

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6 votes

1 answer

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modified Aug 14 at 23:37

3 votes

1 answer

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5 votes

1 answer

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1 vote

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4 votes

1 answer

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Greek myth about an athlete who kills another man with a discus

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3 votes

1 answer

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6 votes

1 answer

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Are there any notes on the plot of Netochka Nezvanova?

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modified Aug 14 at 8:53

0 votes

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Novel where a girl finds a book of drawings (I think from someone in a coma) and it inspires her and her friends to do criminal art

Sean Duggan

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modified Aug 15 at 12:22

3 votes

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3 votes

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modified Aug 20 at 10:12

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1 answer

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6 votes

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