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[mark] twain is pointing at you. you, the reader of the book one hundred and thirty years ago and today. that is what has made it a great american novel and the most widely read book in american literature around the world today.
-Hal Holbrook
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[mark] Twain Is Pointing At You. You,

Hal Holbrook
[mark] twain is pointing at you. you, the reader of the book one hundred and thirty years ago and today. that is what has made it a great american novel and the most widely read book in american literature around the world today.
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