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C. S. Lewis
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The mouse is a fair treat but this one would talk the hind legs off a donkey. ✨ C. S. Lewis (1997). The voyage of the Dawn Treader, HarperCollins Publishers
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The mouse is a fair treat but this one would talk the hind legs off a donkey. ✨ C. S. Lewis (1997). The voyage of the Dawn Treader, HarperCollins Publishers

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