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Apparently, he found an unfinished manuscript that was mostly noted with bits of stories written, but he plans on putting all of it together and publishing it. The internal revenue service regional examination centre in peoria, illinois, 1985. The pale king doesnt go in for understatement either or charm for that matter. Apr 15, 2011 listen to pale king audiobook by david foster wallace.
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