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The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Moshin Hamid
'Excuse me, sir, but may I be of assistance? Ah, I see I have alarmed you. Do not be frightened …
I like big books and I cannot lie
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'Excuse me, sir, but may I be of assistance? Ah, I see I have alarmed you. Do not be frightened …

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