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Ursula K. Le Guin - The news had stirred him strangely...

The news had stirred him strangely. He listened for bulletins on the radio, which he had seldom turned on after finding that its basic function was advertising things for sale. (Ursula K. Le Guin)

The news had stirred him strangely. He listened for bulletins on the radio, which he had seldom turned on after finding that its basic function was advertising things for sale.

Ursula K. Le Guin

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