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1962:Collections
1606:Science and
1276:The Command
1093:" (1970/78)
978:Black Tears
665:Harold Shea
649:Rogue Queen
627:Summer Wear
210:(1978) and
84:Publication
28:Short story
2326:Categories
1599:Nonfiction
1402:The Merman
1311:Employment
1195:Genus Homo
613:Git Along!
325:References
202:Lin Carter
119:Chronology
101:Media type
2253:(1953/78)
1856:(1953/75)
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1444:Throwback
1023:(1955/81)
691:(1941/50)
377:Mythprint
318:Mythprint
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302:Medieval
145:—
74:Genre(s)
66:Language
1640:Engines
1608:history
1304:The Egg
1172:fiction
468:Krishna
266:Setting
243:himself
174:fantasy
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78:Fantasy
69:English
58:Country
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315:, in
290:Earth
276:Japan
272:China
172:is a
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