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For A Skeptic's Research Library: Free Woo Books to a Good Home

Jackalgirl

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Howdy, all --

I've got a list of woo books that have come into my possession and that I'd like to offer, gratis (except for shipping, which you'd need to send me via PayPal) to anyone who maintains a library of such stuff, on a first come, first serve basis. If you're uncomfortable with the idea of free books (less shipping), please feel free to give a donation to JREF (NOTE: THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH JREF AND IS NOT ENDORSED OR SANCTIONED BY THE FOUNDATION IN ANY WAY).

Ultimately (since I have to get these things out of the house), unclaimed books will probably go to some book-accepting charity in the hope that someone can get some actual (non-woo) use out of them. I'd throw them away, but books -- like stuffed animals -- talk to me, so that's really out of the question.* Therefore, I'd prefer that skeptics, especially ones researching popular woo in print literature, get an opportunity to pick out what they'd like first.

RSL got first dibs on the Sylvia Browne stuff and the JREF on the others, so the rest is up for grabs. If you are interested or have any questions about the books themselves, PM me with a list of those books in which you're interested and we can continue on from there.

Mods: I didn't see a "marketplace" type Forum (though I'm not sure that would count since I'm not actually selling anything), but if this is in the wrong place, by all means please move it!

List of Books (Author last name, first name - title) by rough category:

Astrology
----------
Goodman, Linda - Love Signs: A New Approach to the Human Heart
Goodman, Linda - Sun Signs: How to Really Know Your Husband, Wife, Lover, Child, Boss, Employee, Yourself through ASTROLOGY
Greene, Liz - Star Signs for Lovers
Righter, Carroll - Your Astrological Guide to Health & Diet Astrology

Creationism
-------------
Brown, Walt - In The Beginning: Compelling Evidence for Creation and the Flood
Huse, Scott M. - The Collapse of Evolution
Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society Of Pennsylvania - Did Man Get Here by Evolution or by Creation?

Cryptozoology
----------------
Sanderson, Ivan T. - Invisible Residents: A Disquisition Upon Certain Matters Maritime, and the Possiblity of Intellignt Life Under the Waters of this Earth

Dream Interpretation
------------------------
Parker, Derek - Dreaming: Remembering, Interpreting, Benefiting

Gender Stereotypes
----------------------
Jillison, Joyce - Real Women Don't Pump Gas: A Guide to All That is Divinely Feminine

Inspirational
--------------
ten Boom, Corrie - Each New Day

Parapsychology
-----------------
Rhine, Loisa R. - PSI: What Is It? Who Has It? What Does It Mean? How to Test It.
Puharich, Andrija - The Sacred Mushroom: Key to the Door of Eternity
Swann, Inigo - Natural ESP: A Layman's Guide to Unlocking the Extra Sensory Perception of your Mind (introduction by Harold Puthoff)

Prophecy
----------
Batra, Ravi - The Great Depression of 1990: Why It's Got to Happen -- How to Protect Yourself
Braden, et al, Gregg - The Mystery of 2012: Predictions, Prophecies & Possiblities
Drosnin, Michael - The Bible Bode (I have two of these)
Drosnin, Michael - Bible Code II: The Countdown
Figgie, Jr., Harry E. - Bankruptcy 1995: The Coming Collapse of America and How to Stop It
Roberts, Henry C. - The Complete Prophecies of Nostradamus (New Revised Edition: 1982)
Smith, Carol - The Everyday Guide to Prophecy

Pseudohistory
---------------
St. Clair, David - Drum & Candle: First-Hand Esperiences and Accounts of Brazilian Voodoo and Spiritism
Von Däniken, Erich - Chariot of the Gods? Memories of the Future -- Unsolved Mysteries of the Past

Pseudomedicine/Sexuality
-----------------------------
Brauer, Alan P. - ESO: How You and Your Lover Can Give Each Other Hours of Extended Sexual Orgasm (Explicit illustrations)
Church, Connie - Crystal Clear: How to Use the Earth's Magic Energy to Vitalize Your Body, Mind and Spirit
Church, Connie - Crystal Love: How to Use the Hearth's Magic Energy to Fill Your Life with Love
O'Neil, Barbara - Biorhythms: How to Life With YOur Life Cycles
Stein, Diane - Essential Reiki: A Complete Guide to an Ancient Healing Art
White, Ruth - Using your Chakras: A New Approach to Healing Your Life

Durden-Smith, Jo - Sex and the Brain: A Breakthrough Work of Science that Goes to the Core of Our Sexual Nature--of What Makes Man Man and Woman Woman

Pseudoscience
----------------
Masters, Robert - Mind Games: The Guide to Inner Space
Velikovsky, Immanuel - Worlds in Collision

Spirituality / Woo-inspired Fiction / Miscellaneous Woo
-------------------------------------------------------------
MacLaine, Shirley - Out on a Limb
Redfield, James - The Celestine Prophecy: An Adventure
Redfield, James - The Tenth Insight: Holding the Vision: Further Adventures of the Celestine Prophecy
Stearn, Jess - Yoga, Youth, and Reincarnation
Tolle, Eckhart - The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
Tolle, Eckhart - A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
Tolle, Eckhart - Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations and Exercises from The Power of Now
Unknown, with various suspicions - The Urantia Book
Zukav, Gary - The Seat of the Soul
Zukav, Gary - The Heart of the Soul: Emotional Awareness
Zukav, Gary - Soul Stories
Zukav, Gary - Soul to Soul: Communications from the Heart

Sylvia Browneage
--------------------
Contacting Your Spirit Guide
Journey of the Soul Series Book 3: The Nature of Good and Evil
Journey of the Soul Series Book 2: Soul's Perfection
The Mystical Life of Jesus: An Uncommon Perspective on the Life of Christ
Mother God: The Feminine Principle to Our Creator
Blessings from the Other Side: Wisdom and Comfort from the Afterlife for This Life

Bonus: each of the Sylvia Browne "books" comes with a special "Stop Sylvia Browne" bookmark

*Only partially joking. By "talking to me", I mean that I have a deep, ingrained respect for books, regardless of their content. I even hate throwing the unrepairably broken ones away.
 
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Howdy, all --

I've got a list of woo books that have come into my possession and that I'd like to offer, gratis (except for shipping, which you'd need to send me via PayPal) to anyone who maintains a library of such stuff, on a first come, first serve basis. If you're uncomfortable with the idea of free books (less shipping), please feel free to give a donation to JREF (NOTE: THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH JREF AND IS NOT ENDORSED OR SANCTIONED BY THE FOUNDATION IN ANY WAY).

Ultimately (since I have to get these things out of the house), unclaimed books will probably go to some book-accepting charity in the hope that someone can get some actual (non-woo) use out of them. I'd throw them away, but books -- like stuffed animals -- talk to me, so that's really out of the question.* Therefore, I'd prefer that skeptics, especially ones researching popular woo in print literature, get an opportunity to pick out what they'd like first.

RSL got first dibs on the Sylvia Browne stuff and the JREF on the others, so the rest is up for grabs. If you are interested or have any questions about the books themselves, PM me with a list of those books in which you're interested and we can continue on from there.

Mods: I didn't see a "marketplace" type Forum (though I'm not sure that would count since I'm not actually selling anything), but if this is in the wrong place, by all means please move it!

List of Books (Author last name, first name - title) by rough category:

Astrology
----------
Goodman, Linda - Love Signs: A New Approach to the Human Heart
Goodman, Linda - Sun Signs: How to Really Know Your Husband, Wife, Lover, Child, Boss, Employee, Yourself through ASTROLOGY
Greene, Liz - Star Signs for Lovers
Righter, Carroll - Your Astrological Guide to Health & Diet Astrology

Creationism
-------------
Brown, Walt - In The Beginning: Compelling Evidence for Creation and the Flood Huse, Scott M. - The Collapse of Evolution Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society Of Pennsylvania - Did Man Get Here by Evolution or by Creation?
Cryptozoology
----------------
Sanderson, Ivan T. - Invisible Residents: A Disquisition Upon Certain Matters Maritime, and the Possiblity of Intellignt Life Under the Waters of this Earth

Dream Interpretation
------------------------
Parker, Derek - Dreaming: Remembering, Interpreting, Benefiting

Gender Stereotypes
----------------------
Jillison, Joyce - Real Women Don't Pump Gas: A Guide to All That is Divinely Feminine

Inspirational
--------------
ten Boom, Corrie - Each New Day

Parapsychology
-----------------
Rhine, Loisa R. - PSI: What Is It? Who Has It? What Does It Mean? How to Test It. Puharich, Andrija - The Sacred Mushroom: Key to the Door of Eternity Swann, Inigo - Natural ESP: A Layman's Guide to Unlocking the Extra Sensory Perception of your Mind (introduction by Harold Puthoff)
Prophecy
----------
Batra, Ravi - The Great Depression of 1990: Why It's Got to Happen -- How to Protect Yourself
Braden, et al, Gregg - The Mystery of 2012: Predictions, Prophecies & Possiblities
Drosnin, Michael - The Bible Bode (I have two of these) Drosnin, Michael - Bible Code II: The CountdownFiggie, Jr., Harry E. - Bankruptcy 1995: The Coming Collapse of America and How to Stop It
Roberts, Henry C. - The Complete Prophecies of Nostradamus (New Revised Edition: 1982)
Smith, Carol - The Everyday Guide to Prophecy

Pseudohistory
---------------
St. Clair, David - Drum & Candle: First-Hand Esperiences and Accounts of Brazilian Voodoo and Spiritism
Von Däniken, Erich - Chariot of the Gods? Memories of the Future -- Unsolved Mysteries of the Past

Pseudomedicine/Sexuality
-----------------------------
Brauer, Alan P. - ESO: How You and Your Lover Can Give Each Other Hours of Extended Sexual Orgasm (Explicit illustrations)
Church, Connie - Crystal Clear: How to Use the Earth's Magic Energy to Vitalize Your Body, Mind and Spirit
Church, Connie - Crystal Love: How to Use the Hearth's Magic Energy to Fill Your Life with Love
O'Neil, Barbara - Biorhythms: How to Life With YOur Life Cycles
Stein, Diane - Essential Reiki: A Complete Guide to an Ancient Healing Art
White, Ruth - Using your Chakras: A New Approach to Healing Your Life

Durden-Smith, Jo - Sex and the Brain: A Breakthrough Work of Science that Goes to the Core of Our Sexual Nature--of What Makes Man Man and Woman Woman

Pseudoscience
----------------
Masters, Robert - Mind Games: The Guide to Inner Space
Velikovsky, Immanuel - Worlds in Collision
Spirituality / Woo-inspired Fiction / Miscellaneous Woo
-------------------------------------------------------------
MacLaine, Shirley - Out on a Limb
Redfield, James - The Celestine Prophecy: An Adventure
Redfield, James - The Tenth Insight: Holding the Vision: Further Adventures of the Celestine Prophecy
Stearn, Jess - Yoga, Youth, and Reincarnation
Tolle, Eckhart - The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
Tolle, Eckhart - A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
Tolle, Eckhart - Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations and Exercises from The Power of Now
Unknown, with various suspicions - The Urantia BookZukav, Gary - The Seat of the Soul
Zukav, Gary - The Heart of the Soul: Emotional Awareness
Zukav, Gary - Soul Stories
Zukav, Gary - Soul to Soul: Communications from the Heart

Sylvia Browneage
--------------------
Contacting Your Spirit Guide
Journey of the Soul Series Book 3: The Nature of Good and Evil
Journey of the Soul Series Book 2: Soul's Perfection
The Mystical Life of Jesus: An Uncommon Perspective on the Life of Christ
Mother God: The Feminine Principle to Our Creator
Blessings from the Other Side: Wisdom and Comfort from the Afterlife for This Life

Bonus: each of the Sylvia Browne "books" comes with a special "Stop Sylvia Browne" bookmark

*Only partially joking. By "talking to me", I mean that I have a deep, ingrained respect for books, regardless of their content. I even hate throwing the unrepairably broken ones away.
I'll take the highlighted books (only one copy of the Drosnin book you have two of, though). PM me with shipping costs and where to Paypal.

Cheers
 
I know it's a bit of work, but you could glue in a special page in the front of each book with a short skeptical rebuttal of the book and then some links to skeptical or debunkery resources apropos to each topic. That way you might enlighten future readers!
 
I would also suggest reaching out to Daniel Loxton to see if you can fill in any gaps in his collection.
 
I know it's a bit of work, but you could glue in a special page in the front of each book with a short skeptical rebuttal of the book and then some links to skeptical or debunkery resources apropos to each topic. That way you might enlighten future readers!

Howdy --

I wouldn't glue, tape, or staple anything to a book, though I did make up some Stop Sylvia Browne bookmarks (which I printed on archival cardstock and sprayed with archival sealant). I think that bookmarks would be the way to go; however, I don't have a whole lot of time and a huge ton of stuff to do. Still, if any of these books end up going to a donation place, I'll definitely consider it anyway -- time be darned, when there's so much educating to be done! ; )
 
Hi Jackalgirl,

It looks like Garrette has very similar interests to me, which is bad for my collection but good for my bank balance. I'm particularly interested in the other copy of the Bible Code, the Nostradamus and the 2012 book in Prophecy, and the three Eckhart Tolle books.

I assume you're in the US (I'm in the UK), so I'm worried that P&P might be prohibitively expensive. Do you have any sort of idea of what this lot might cost, before I make any rash commitments?
 
Hi Jackalgirl,

It looks like Garrette has very similar interests to me, which is bad for my collection but good for my bank balance. I'm particularly interested in the other copy of the Bible Code, the Nostradamus and the 2012 book in Prophecy, and the three Eckhart Tolle books.

I assume you're in the US (I'm in the UK), so I'm worried that P&P might be prohibitively expensive. Do you have any sort of idea of what this lot might cost, before I make any rash commitments?

Howdy -- check your PMs. : )
 
Updated List of Available Books

List of Books (Author last name, first name - title) by rough category:

Astrology
----------
Goodman, Linda - Love Signs: A New Approach to the Human Heart
Goodman, Linda - Sun Signs: How to Really Know Your Husband, Wife, Lover, Child, Boss, Employee, Yourself through ASTROLOGY
Greene, Liz - Star Signs for Lovers
Righter, Carroll - Your Astrological Guide to Health & Diet Astrology

Cryptozoology
----------------
Sanderson, Ivan T. - Invisible Residents: A Disquisition Upon Certain Matters Maritime, and the Possiblity of Intellignt Life Under the Waters of this Earth

Dream Interpretation
------------------------
Parker, Derek - Dreaming: Remembering, Interpreting, Benefiting

Gender Stereotypes
----------------------
Jillison, Joyce - Real Women Don't Pump Gas: A Guide to All That is Divinely Feminine

Inspirational
--------------
ten Boom, Corrie - Each New Day

Prophecy
----------
Batra, Ravi - The Great Depression of 1990: Why It's Got to Happen -- How to Protect Yourself
Braden, et al, Gregg - The Mystery of 2012: Predictions, Prophecies & Possibilities*
Drosnin, Michael - The Bible Code*
Figgie, Jr., Harry E. - Bankruptcy 1995: The Coming Collapse of America and How to Stop It
Roberts, Henry C. - The Complete Prophecies of Nostradamus (New Revised Edition: 1982)*
Smith, Carol - The Everyday Guide to Prophecy

Pseudohistory
---------------
St. Clair, David - Drum & Candle: First-Hand Esperiences and Accounts of Brazilian Voodoo and Spiritism
Von Däniken, Erich - Chariot of the Gods? Memories of the Future -- Unsolved Mysteries of the Past

Pseudomedicine/Sexuality
-----------------------------
Brauer, Alan P. - ESO: How You and Your Lover Can Give Each Other Hours of Extended Sexual Orgasm (Explicit illustrations)
Church, Connie - Crystal Clear: How to Use the Earth's Magic Energy to Vitalize Your Body, Mind and Spirit
Church, Connie - Crystal Love: How to Use the Hearth's Magic Energy to Fill Your Life with Love
O'Neil, Barbara - Biorhythms: How to Life With YOur Life Cycles
Stein, Diane - Essential Reiki: A Complete Guide to an Ancient Healing Art
White, Ruth - Using your Chakras: A New Approach to Healing Your Life

Durden-Smith, Jo - Sex and the Brain: A Breakthrough Work of Science that Goes to the Core of Our Sexual Nature--of What Makes Man Man and Woman Woman

Pseudoscience
----------------
Masters, Robert - Mind Games: The Guide to Inner Space

Spirituality / Woo-inspired Fiction / Miscellaneous Woo
-------------------------------------------------------------
MacLaine, Shirley - Out on a Limb
Redfield, James - The Celestine Prophecy: An Adventure
Redfield, James - The Tenth Insight: Holding the Vision: Further Adventures of the Celestine Prophecy
Stearn, Jess - Yoga, Youth, and Reincarnation
Tolle, Eckhart - The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment*
Tolle, Eckhart - A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose*
Tolle, Eckhart - Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations and Exercises from The Power of Now*
Zukav, Gary - The Seat of the Soul
Zukav, Gary - The Heart of the Soul: Emotional Awareness
Zukav, Gary - Soul Stories
Zukav, Gary - Soul to Soul: Communications from the Heart

Sylvia Browneage
--------------------
Contacting Your Spirit Guide
Journey of the Soul Series Book 3: The Nature of Good and Evil
Journey of the Soul Series Book 2: Soul's Perfection
The Mystical Life of Jesus: An Uncommon Perspective on the Life of Christ
Mother God: The Feminine Principle to Our Creator
Blessings from the Other Side: Wisdom and Comfort from the Afterlife for This Life

Bonus: each of the Sylvia Browne "books" comes with a special "Stop Sylvia Browne" bookmark

Edited to add: * = tentatively, maybe going to Recovering Agnostic -- I am in the U.S., so you folks in other parts of the world should get in touch with me with what you're interested in so I can play box/book tetris and figure out what your shipping will be. : )
 
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Holds think it took such effort to give something away?

Yet I for one appreciate it.

Three cheers and a tiger for you!
 
An inside comment: Silly goose, jackalgirl. Take the few pennies when offered.

Translation for the rest of you: Jackalgirl is supremely honest.
 
An inside comment: Silly goose, jackalgirl. Take the few pennies when offered.

Translation for the rest of you: Jackalgirl is supremely honest.

Awwww, well, thanks. <blushy face>

Enjoy--if that's the right word to use--your books!
 
Updated, Updated List of Available Books

List of Books (Author last name, first name - title) by rough category:

Astrology
----------
Goodman, Linda - Love Signs: A New Approach to the Human Heart
Goodman, Linda - Sun Signs: How to Really Know Your Husband, Wife, Lover, Child, Boss, Employee, Yourself through ASTROLOGY
Greene, Liz - Star Signs for Lovers
Righter, Carroll - Your Astrological Guide to Health & Diet Astrology

Cryptozoology
----------------
Sanderson, Ivan T. - Invisible Residents: A Disquisition Upon Certain Matters Maritime, and the Possiblity of Intellignt Life Under the Waters of this Earth

Dream Interpretation
------------------------
Parker, Derek - Dreaming: Remembering, Interpreting, Benefiting

Gender Stereotypes
----------------------
Jillison, Joyce - Real Women Don't Pump Gas: A Guide to All That is Divinely Feminine

Inspirational
--------------
ten Boom, Corrie - Each New Day

Prophecy
----------
Batra, Ravi - The Great Depression of 1990: Why It's Got to Happen -- How to Protect Yourself
Braden, et al, Gregg - The Mystery of 2012: Predictions, Prophecies & Possibilities
Drosnin, Michael - The Bible Code
Figgie, Jr., Harry E. - Bankruptcy 1995: The Coming Collapse of America and How to Stop It
Roberts, Henry C. - The Complete Prophecies of Nostradamus (New Revised Edition: 1982)
Smith, Carol - The Everyday Guide to Prophecy

Pseudohistory
---------------
St. Clair, David - Drum & Candle: First-Hand Esperiences and Accounts of Brazilian Voodoo and Spiritism
Von Däniken, Erich - Chariot of the Gods? Memories of the Future -- Unsolved Mysteries of the Past

Pseudomedicine/Sexuality
-----------------------------
Brauer, Alan P. - ESO: How You and Your Lover Can Give Each Other Hours of Extended Sexual Orgasm (Explicit illustrations)
Church, Connie - Crystal Clear: How to Use the Earth's Magic Energy to Vitalize Your Body, Mind and Spirit
Church, Connie - Crystal Love: How to Use the Hearth's Magic Energy to Fill Your Life with Love
O'Neil, Barbara - Biorhythms: How to Life With YOur Life Cycles
Stein, Diane - Essential Reiki: A Complete Guide to an Ancient Healing Art
White, Ruth - Using your Chakras: A New Approach to Healing Your Life

Durden-Smith, Jo - Sex and the Brain: A Breakthrough Work of Science that Goes to the Core of Our Sexual Nature--of What Makes Man Man and Woman Woman

Pseudoscience
----------------
Masters, Robert - Mind Games: The Guide to Inner Space

Spirituality / Woo-inspired Fiction / Miscellaneous Woo
-------------------------------------------------------------
MacLaine, Shirley - Out on a Limb
Redfield, James - The Celestine Prophecy: An Adventure
Redfield, James - The Tenth Insight: Holding the Vision: Further Adventures of the Celestine Prophecy
Stearn, Jess - Yoga, Youth, and Reincarnation
Tolle, Eckhart - The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
Tolle, Eckhart - A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
Tolle, Eckhart - Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations and Exercises from The Power of Now
Zukav, Gary - The Seat of the Soul
Zukav, Gary - The Heart of the Soul: Emotional Awareness
Zukav, Gary - Soul Stories
Zukav, Gary - Soul to Soul: Communications from the Heart

Sylvia Browneage
--------------------
Contacting Your Spirit Guide
Journey of the Soul Series Book 3: The Nature of Good and Evil
Journey of the Soul Series Book 2: Soul's Perfection
The Mystical Life of Jesus: An Uncommon Perspective on the Life of Christ
Mother God: The Feminine Principle to Our Creator
Blessings from the Other Side: Wisdom and Comfort from the Afterlife for This Life

Bonus: each of the Sylvia Browne "books" comes with a special "Stop Sylvia Browne" bookmark

I'll be leaving my current location next weekend, so I'll set the deadline for those who want books for October 3rd, 2013. That way, I'll be able to pack them up and get them shipped before I leave. So if you would like any of these, please PM me soonest!
 
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Here’s one you should put on your list and read yourself.

The New Inquisition Paperback
by Robert Wilson


http://www.amazon.com/The-New-Inqui...380500709&sr=8-1&keywords=the+new+inquisition


And here the one’s that, IMO, aren’t woo. I was surprised to see them on the list.

Gender Stereotypes

Brauer, Alan P. - ESO: How You and Your Lover Can Give Each Other Hours of Extended Sexual Orgasm (Explicit illustrations)

Spirituality / Woo-inspired Fiction
 
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Here’s one you should put on your list and read yourself.

The New Inquisition Paperback
by Robert Wilson


http://www.amazon.com/The-New-Inqui...380500709&sr=8-1&keywords=the+new+inquisition

Thank you for the suggestion, but I'm not really interested in going out and getting books to add to this list. It's simply a list of books of which I've come into possession and need to clear out.

And here the one’s that, IMO, aren’t woo. I was surprised to see them on the list.

Gender Stereotypes

Brauer, Alan P. - ESO: How You and Your Lover Can Give Each Other Hours of Extended Sexual Orgasm (Explicit illustrations)

You're probably right; I was on the fence as to whether to include them. Woo or not, anyone here is welcome to them if they're interested (and willing to pay shipping).
 

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