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______.
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______.
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______.
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______.
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Harrison, James A., ed.
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______.
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Haswell, Chas. H.
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______.
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Locke, John Goodwin.
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Locke, Richard.
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______.
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______. “Mr. Locke’s Moon Story.”
New World
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Longworth, David.
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Lossing, Benson J.
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Martineau, Harriet.
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Matthew, Marie-Louise Nickerson.
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