One Mad Bid for FreedomA Widly Hilarious Yet Ultimately Poignant Novel By Sri Lanka`S Finest Living English Language Novelist. |
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Page 11
... started with a couple of fish tanks and stuck a few tropical fish in them . The interest in tropical fish grew ; then he discovered there was money in tropical fish , and one thing led to another , and neglecting his school work , he ...
... started with a couple of fish tanks and stuck a few tropical fish in them . The interest in tropical fish grew ; then he discovered there was money in tropical fish , and one thing led to another , and neglecting his school work , he ...
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... started up , and the man was shrieking out , in an uncanny , falsetto voice , a song which began with the words : ' Let Me Hold Your Hand . ' He was shrieking as if his life depended on his holding someone's hand . It was uncanny , this ...
... started up , and the man was shrieking out , in an uncanny , falsetto voice , a song which began with the words : ' Let Me Hold Your Hand . ' He was shrieking as if his life depended on his holding someone's hand . It was uncanny , this ...
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... started to rock as he laughed , and before he knew it he was rolling on the ground , still laughing . He clutched his stomach and laughed . He bent in two as he laughed , and soon he was , once more , rolling on the ground , laughing ...
... started to rock as he laughed , and before he knew it he was rolling on the ground , still laughing . He clutched his stomach and laughed . He bent in two as he laughed , and soon he was , once more , rolling on the ground , laughing ...
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