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After I finished watching the PBS Masterpiece Classic version of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations, I decided to read the novel. Its plot is much more exciting. To lengthen my reading pleasure, I savored this long book in short installments as it was introduced originally.
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Ash billowing from Pavlof Volcano is not high enough to affect international air travel, but Pavlof is just one of a string of active Alaska volcanoes that sits beneath the flight corridor between the US and Asia.
Let me know about a good book you've read recently, or about the book that's currently on your bedside table. Why did you pick it up? Are you enjoying it?
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