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From: The Washington Times
Date: 19961017
Author:Barnes, Denise

There is no frigate like a book

To take us lands away,

Nor any coursers like a page

Of prancing poetry.

This traverse may the poorest take

Without oppress of toll;

How frugal is the chariot

That bears a human soul!

"A Book" by Emily Dickinson

Clair Crawford knows well the magic of books.

He knows that when you open a book, you may find yourself at the end of a harpoon, struggling to land a gigantic killer whale, or in the lavish palace of the King of Siam. Or you may discover a secret garden with trellises of brittle vines ...

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