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https://www.bu.edu/clarion/guides/The-Name-and-Nature-of-Poetry-by-Housman.pdf
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https://www.amazon.com/Friendly-Orange-Glow-Untold-Cyberculture/dp/1101871555
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https://www.amazon.com/Wish-You-Were-Here-Biography/dp/0345476514
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https://conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/fareed-zakaria/
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