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why give it away for free when you can pay for it across the pond?

Posted on 20Jul04 by jessamyn

I didn’t realize that Eldred from Eldred v Ashcroft lived near me. Apparently he’s been at Walden Pond giving away some of Thoreau’s works. But there’s been in trouble because he may be cutting in to the profits of the bookstore. I’ll see if maybe he’d like to come to my library.

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