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Book Title: Protocol for Touch
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.4in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Constance Merritt
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: General
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Publication Year: 1999
Genre: Poetry
Item Weight: 5.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 86 Pages
