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    Brainstorm on Black Velvet
    Brainstorm on Black Velvet
    Brainstorm on Black Velvet
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    Brainstorm on Black Velvet

    By Charles Hibbard

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    More poems about life, love, old age, death, birds, beaches, nature, chemistry, time, guns, and mice. Along with the usual unanswerable questions.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCharles Hibbard
    Release dateJan 2, 2016
    ISBN9781310031632
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