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data-text-len=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"11\"\u003eanniversary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-width=\"601.92\" data-textformat='{\"size\":12}' doc-id=\"para_09604085371548896\" node-id=\"node_0608190612537598\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-line-div\" doc-id=\"line_024434452846597599\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-line-content\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"78\"\u003eThis book is a powerhouse . . . the man writes beautifully . . . the story is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-line-content\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" 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data-text-len=\"11\"\u003eLENNY HENRY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP-readonly EOP\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-width=\"612.8\" data-textformat='{\"size\":13}' doc-id=\"para_05426739365152007\" node-id=\"node_09004019183591829\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-line-div\" doc-id=\"line_02955889682873243\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-line-content\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP-readonly EOP\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-width=\"612.8\" data-textformat='{\"size\":13}' doc-id=\"para_021589373090763497\" node-id=\"node_04243667405898548\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-line-div\" doc-id=\"line_003367465595039931\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-line-content\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" 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class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP-readonly EOP\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"13\"\u003eEWAN MCGREGOR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP-readonly EOP\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-width=\"601.92\" data-textformat='{\"size\":12}' doc-id=\"para_024749036642996614\" node-id=\"node_00890745176232779\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-line-div\" doc-id=\"line_05957133260004974\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-line-content\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP-readonly EOP\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-width=\"601.92\" data-textformat='{\"size\":12}' 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