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Qualityland by Marc-Uwe Kling

Qualityland

by Marc-Uwe Kling
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Calliope opens her mouth, then closes it again.

"What's wrong? " asks Peter. "No speaky English? "

Excerpted from Qualityland by Marc-Uwe Kling. Copyright © 2017 by Marc-Uwe Kling. Reprinted with permission from Grand Central Publishing. All rights reserved.

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